Patrick Ritsch is currently the Director of Choral Activities and Music Education at Kentucky Wesleyan College, where he conducts the choral ensembles and teaches applied voice and aural skills. In addition to his duties at the college, Ritsch is the Director of Music at First Presbyterian Church in Owensboro, KY, and is the conductor of the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra Chorus. He holds a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from East Carolina University. There, he was a student of Dr. James Franklin, and performed with the internationally renowned ECU Chamber Singers both as a singer in the bass section and as a collaborative pianist. He holds an undergraduate degree in music, as well as a Sacred Music Certificate from the University of Evansville.
