Dr. Robert Tocheff
Professor of Music
Contact Information
School of Arts and Humanities
740-3972-9000 Ext. 3005Email Dr. Tocheff
In The News
Messiah returns to MVNU Dec. 5
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — Mount Vernon Nazarene University will present the 53rd annual performance of G. F. Handel’s “Messiah” on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m., in the R.R. Hodges Chapel/Auditorium on the MVNU campus. Tickets are $5 per person or $20 per family and can be purchased at the door or in advance at www.mvnu.edu/music.
Professional Experience
- Professor of Music, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, OH, 1981-present
- Choral Director, Mount Vernon Lakeholm Church of the Nazarene, OH, 1978-present
- Various Minister of Music positions, OH, 1978-present
- Music Specialist, Kettering - Ohio City Schools, OH, 1974-1981
Professional Organizations
- National Association for Music Education/Ohio Music Education Association
- American Choral Directors Association/Ohio Choral Directors Association
Awards and Recognitions
- MVNU Collegians Chorale and Treble Singers Women's Choir selected to perform at OMEA convention
- MVNU Distinguished Alumni Award
- Church of the Nazarene Distinguished Service Award
- International Who's Who of Professionals
- Selected as Choral Clinician for various school districts and counties
Published Works & Presentations
- Producer of five MVNU music ensemble CDs:
- The Lord Bless You and Keep You, Virtual performance of 160 current and alumni Collegians Chorale singers
- Yahweh (Collegians Chorale)
- Music Department Ensembles (MVNU Music Department ensembles)
- Saving Grace (Collegians Chorale)
- We Believe (Collegians Chorale)
- Let the People Rejoice (Collegians Chorale)
- Ph.D. in Musical Education Choral Emphasis, The Ohio State University, Ohio
- M.M. in Music Education, Wright State University, Ohio
- B.A. in Music Education, Olivet Nazarene University, Illinois
- A.A. Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Ohio