Kale began his musical career in the local honor choir of his home state Pennsylvania when he was 10 years old. He continued to sing throughout Jr. and Sr. high school in curricular choirs, theatrical productions, and District, Region, All-State, and All-Eastern honors choirs. He attended Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ and graduated with a Bachelors of Music in Music Education, magna cum laude, in 2012. At Westminster he studied education under Frank Abrahams, Janet Cape, and Sharon Morrow, as well as musical studies with Stefan Young, Christian Carey, Sharon Mirchandani, and Sun Min Lee. As a Tenor, Kale studied privately with Professors Marvin Keenze and Nova Thomas and has sung works by Britten, Weill, Hollaender, Coward.
Kale joined the faculty at Terrill Middle School in Scotch Plains, NJ in 2012. His responsibilities include teaching 5th Grade General Music, 6th Grade Music Exploratory, and the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Choruses. He is also the director of the school's A Capella group. Members of his chorus have attended CJMEA Region Chorus and ACDA All-State Choir. Most recently, he conducted the CJMEA Region Chorus in 2016.
Professionally, Kale is an experienced director. His most recent accomplishments include directing Hairspray at Terrill Middle School. As a performer, Kale has been seen on the stage at Middlesex County Plays in the Park in Legally Blonde (Ensemble) and Mary Poppins (Northbrook). He will be in Pennington Players production of Hunchback of Notre Dame (Dance Ensemble) and will be Music Director to A Christmas Story at the Algonquin Arts Theatre.
Kale maintains an active private voice studio and is available to give lessons. Please navigate to Voice Studio for more information.
When not on the podium or in the classroom, Kale spends time working on restoring his 1876 townhouse in Trenton’s Mill Hill historic district. His cat, McCoy, is his severest critic.
Kale joined the faculty at Terrill Middle School in Scotch Plains, NJ in 2012. His responsibilities include teaching 5th Grade General Music, 6th Grade Music Exploratory, and the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Choruses. He is also the director of the school's A Capella group. Members of his chorus have attended CJMEA Region Chorus and ACDA All-State Choir. Most recently, he conducted the CJMEA Region Chorus in 2016.
Professionally, Kale is an experienced director. His most recent accomplishments include directing Hairspray at Terrill Middle School. As a performer, Kale has been seen on the stage at Middlesex County Plays in the Park in Legally Blonde (Ensemble) and Mary Poppins (Northbrook). He will be in Pennington Players production of Hunchback of Notre Dame (Dance Ensemble) and will be Music Director to A Christmas Story at the Algonquin Arts Theatre.
Kale maintains an active private voice studio and is available to give lessons. Please navigate to Voice Studio for more information.
When not on the podium or in the classroom, Kale spends time working on restoring his 1876 townhouse in Trenton’s Mill Hill historic district. His cat, McCoy, is his severest critic.
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