KIRK M. DUNKLEE graduated from Mansfield University in 1961, where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Music, he received his MM Degree in Music Education from the University of Michigan in 1964, and has done additional graduate work at New York University, Eastman School of Music, and Hofstra University. Kirk is presently supervisor of Music and Fine Arts in the Longwood Central Schools - Middle Island (central Suffolk County) NY. At Longwood he supervises 30 Music and 20 Art Teachers and administers Performing Arts Program. Kirk is founder and conductor of Bel Canto Chorale, presenting three major concerts a year including Requiems by Mozart, Faure, Verdi, Brahms; Carmina Burana - Orff; Chichester Psalms - Bernstein; Christmas Oratorio - J. S. Bach; Gloria - Rutter; and others over a twenty year period. He is Director of Huntington Mens Chorus, a 70 voice male chorus performing three concerts per year. Kirk is also Organist and Choir Director at the United Methodist Church in Farmingdale, NY. He has been a recipient of Brotherhood Award - Nassau County Chapter of National Association of Christians and Jews for community service in the village of Freeport, NY. Kirk has performed with the Collegiate Chorale in New York City for four seasons under the direction of Abraham Kaplan, including performances and recordings with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic.