Dr. Ian Aipperspach

Dr. Ian Aipperspach is thrilled to serve as the Director of the Symphony Chorus for the North Texas Symphony Orchestra. He currently serves as Assistant Professor of Music and Interim Director of the Library at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas. He holds A.A. degrees in Music and History from Del Mar College, Bachelor’s degrees in Organ and Music Ministries from John Brown University, an MM with concentrations in Organ and Conducting from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Ph. D. in Fine Arts in Choral Conducting with a secondary area in Musicology from Texas Tech University. 

Professional and educational engagements have allowed him to serve as a music director for a number of musicals; Artistic Director for the Carlsbad (NM) Community Chorale; and Chorale Director for the Midland-Odessa (TX) Symphony & Chorale.  Dr. Aipperspach has served a wide variety of churches in various capacities, currently serving as Organist and Handbell Director at First Presbyterian Church in Hot Springs, AR. 

As a collaborative artist, performer, and conductor, he has performed across the United States, Australia, Northern Ireland, and Italy where he serves as a Collaborative Pianist and Chorus Master for Music in the Marche and was a featured conductor with the Bassi Brugnatelli Symposium.   

Dr. Aipperspach’s research area focuses on the music of the Moravian Church in the 19th Century where he works with the Moravian Music Foundation to promote and preserve its musical heritage. He is published through the Moravian Music Foundation Star Anthem Series and the American Choral Directors Association.