ARTS EDUCATOR
As an educator, Dr. Gregoire’s own rich educational
background was fostered by his maternal grandfather’s unfaltering belief in education as central to one’s identity
that can never be taken away.
He is driven by the belief that through education we
promote understanding, and with understanding
we foster appreciation and cultivate advocacy.
He is the Director of Education for the Dallas Girls Chorus
and serves as faculty accompanist for the Greenhill School
in Addison and additional schools in the Dallas metroplex, nurturing a love for music in the lives of students
and choirs he supports.
ORIGIN STORY
My love for education started early on. My maternal grandfather encouraged all his kids and grandkids to go as far as possible with education – noting it as central to one’s identity and something that could never be taken away. And, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve grown to realize how we fear that which we don’t know. So, why not teach people? Education offers understanding. Understanding promotes appreciation and even advocacy.
My love of learning has propelled me through four degrees and a plethora of different certifications. I love to study, to research, to investigate. I even love the glorious piece of paper at the end signifying completion, attainment, and success. But it’s more than that. It's having access to the wealth of information and in turn, exploring, refining, and embodying it.
I've come to realize my gifting includes processing and indexing vast amounts of information easily and effortlessly. I resonate with the term “curator of knowledge” – in life and in my coaching. I bring to my sessions and my performances an extensive background of reading and studying in order to provide the most helpful information for the moment.
As an arts leader, my training in Arts Management offered me the practical business side to the developed creative training as a musician. This pairing helps me help others engage and reach their dreams and ambitions.
SUSTAINABILITY
Go Green!
Gregoire’s final project for his D.M.A., “Toward a ‘Green’ Organ: Sustainability and Organ Building,” combined a personal passion and school-sponsored initiative of sustainability in researching methods organ builders use to directly and indirectly promote sustainable practices in organ building. The project garnered the attention and publicity from the institution, as well as publication of part one in the Spring 2015 issue of The Tracker by the Organ Historical Society.
ACADEMIC
Awards
2016 | Roy and Sue Johnson Award in Organ or Sacred Music in Memory of Robert T. Anderson, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
2012 | E. Power Biggs Fellowship, Organ Historical Society Convention in Chicago
2011 | Induction into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
2011 | Induction into Golden Key International Honour Society
2009 | Presser Foundation Scholarship Award, St. John’s University: presented to one music student per year within the department for exemplary service and ability
2006 | Young Artist Award, Interlochen Arts Academy: recognition of the top 1% of the
graduating class for outstanding talent, service, and promise.
2006 | Academic Awards in Mathematics and Chemistry, Interlochen Arts Academy
2006 | Salutatorian, Interlochen Arts Academy
Service
2019-present | OHS Biggs Scholars Committee Chair, Organ Historical Society
2016 | Judge for the Semifinal Round of the National Young Artist Competition in Organ Performance, Church of the Transfiguration, Dallas, TX
2014 –2015 | Neighborhood Recital Coordinator, Dallas Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, Dallas, TX
Study
2023 | Core Certificate in Arts Management | University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA. Coursework in Arts Fundraising, Financial Management, and Grant Writing.
2015 – 2017 | Artist Diploma in Organ, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX. Organ study with Stefan Engels. Piano Study with Alfred Mouledous. Harpsichord study with James Richman.
2012 – 2014 | Doctorate of Musical Arts in Organ Performance, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. Organ study with Kimberly Marshall; collaborative piano study with Russell Ryan. Thesis Topic: “Toward a “Green” Organ: Organ Building and Sustainability.” Committee: Kimberly Marshall, Chair; Sabine Feisst & Russell Ryan, members
2010 – 2012 | Master of Music in Organ Performance, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Organ study with James Higdon; additional academic instruction with Michael Bauer.
2006 – 2010 | Bachelor of Arts in Music, (Organ), summa cum laude, St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN. Organ study with Kim R. Kasling; voice with Patricia Kent; piano with Fr. Bob Koopman.
2004 – 2006 | High School Diploma, salutatorian, Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, MI. Organ study with Tom Bara; piano with Michael Coonrod.
