Jameson Marvin was Director of Choral Activities, Senior Lecturer on Music at Harvard University for 32 years. From 1978 to 2010, Harvard’s Choral Program garnered a distinguished national reputation. Under his conductorship, the Harvard Glee Club, Radcliffe Choral Society, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, rose to be among the premier collegiate choruses in America. These ensembles appeared at nine Eastern Division and seven National Conventions of the American Choral Directors Association, and the Choral Program at Harvard was named by Classical Singer magazine the top collegiate choral program in the United States.

Dr. Marvin's musicianship, comprehensive knowledge of style and performance practices of historical eras, and acknowledged mastery of ensemble music making have been the trademark of his insightful, communicative, and inspiring performances. Some 80 choral-orchestral masterworks from Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 to 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner, Paul Moravec's Songs of Love & War dot the landscape of his comprehensive experience in conducting symphonic-choral works from the 17th through the 21st centuries.

While Dr. Marvin's performances of the masterpieces of the Renaissance and Baroque enjoy a distinguished national reputation, it is his unique knowledge of a cappella gems from the early 15th century through newly commissioned works of the 21st century, for men's, women's, and mixed choruses that reveal the full range of his comprehensive choral artistry.

Through his publications of important articles on choral style and performance practices as well as his many editions of choral literature of the Renaissance, Dr. Marvin's well-known strengths as a choral scholar are revealed. His many folk song arrangements and compositions for mixed, men's, and women's choirs appear in numerous publications and are performed throughout this country. Some 40 of his former Harvard students now hold significant choral positions in the United States.

Through his charismatic spirit, humor, musicianship and passion, over the past 40 years Jameson Marvin has enriched the lives of thousands of his choral singers, students, and choral colleagues through his uncommon wellspring of knowledge, experience, and inspired leadership. He looks forward to his years of retirement to offer his expertise in conducting and teaching in mentoring future choral conductors.