Our Directors

Marjorie E. Bohn is currently the Elementary Choral Director at Brocton Central School where she teaches General Music K-5 and directs the Elementary Chorus.  One of the original members of Chautauqua Children’s Chorale, Mrs. Bohn was inspired to continue her music education by Mrs. Nancy Krestic.  A graduate of the School of Music at SUNY Fredonia, she has taught K-12 and co-taught conducting/methods and co-directed the University Chorus at SUNY Fredonia during her graduate studies. 

Mrs. Bohn conducts the Chautauqua Children’s Chorale Concert Chorale and serves on the Board of Directors.  Chosen to participate in the New York State Summer School of the Arts (NYSSSA) for three years, Mrs. Bohn was honored with the Dean Harrington Award and the Outstanding Soprano Award.  While in college, she was a member of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity for Women.  Her memberships currently include the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA), the Chautauqua County Music Teachers Association (CCMTA), the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), and MENC, the National Association for Music Education.  In addition to directing, co-directing, and choreographing several musicals, operettas, and grade level shows, Mrs. Bohn has chaired music festivals in Orleans County, NY, and Loudoun County, VA.

She resides in Dunkirk, New York, with her husband Andrew, son Jeremy, and daughter Marencia.

Daniel L. Bromsted is currently the Elementary Choral Director at Silver Creek Central School where he teaches General Music Grades PK-5, three Elementary Choruses, and the annual Elementary Musical. A graduate of the School of Music at SUNY Fredonia, Mr. Bromsted is a member of the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA), the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), and the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), and is a frequent clinician, guest conductor, and adjudicator of voice and choruses throughout New York State. His Elementary Choruses have consistently performed at the highest level at NYSSMA Spring Choral Evaluations, achieving Gold and Gold With Distinction honors at Treble Chorus Levels I, II, and III for many years. He has also assisted NYSSMA as a member of the Selection Committee for Treble Chorus repertoire for the NYSSMA Manual, and is a past member of the All State Selection Committee.

A Life-Member of ACDA, Mr. Bromsted is a Past-President of the New York chapter of the organization, having formerly held the positions of President, President-Elect, Repertoire and Standards Chair for Children’s Choirs, and Chairman of the New York State Elementary Children’s Honor Choir. He is an active member of the Chautauqua County Music Teachers Association (CCMTA), and has held virtually every office within the organization, including President, Vice-President, Past-President, Spring and Winter Festival Coordinators, as well as Festival Chairman for the Elementary, Junior, and Senior Choruses. He is presently the Assistant Artistic Director and Accompanist for the internationally-known Chautauqua Children’s Chorale, acts as Camp Co-Coordinator, and serves on the Board of Directors. Mr. Bromsted has also served as a panelist on the Decentralization and Pools Project Boards of the Arts Council for Chautauqua County.

Mr. Bromsted has been an active baritone soloist, having performed with the Buffalo and Erie Philharmonic Orchestras, the Fredonia Chamber Players, the Freudig Singers of Western New York, the Artpark Opera Chorus, and the Chautauqua Chamber Singers. He is the former Artistic Director of the Western New York Opera Theatre of Buffalo, where he directed and performed in numerous operas, operettas and musicals there and at SUNY Fredonia.

Mr. Bromsted resides in Dunkirk, New York with his wife Bonnie, and daughter Elizabeth.