Tavis Schlicker

Tavis Schlicker serves as the conductor of the FWCC Youth Chorale. Mr. Schlicker serves full time as the director of campus music ministries at Concordia Lutheran Church and School in Fort Wayne. At Concordia, he leads four choral and three handbell ensembles, oversees the music and planning of four distinct weekly services, integrates school groups into church activities, and coordinates weekly chapel music. Additionally, Mr. Schlicker serves as Associate Conductor of the Purdue Choral Union, works as vocal staff for Indiana Musicians Abroad, and is the Assistant Director for the Summit City Chorus.

Mr. Schlicker spent many years leading elite high school vocal programs in Wisconsin, Texas, and Indiana. His concert choirs were state-finalists in Indiana for eleven consecutive years and three-time Texas State Champions. Mr. Schlicker founded the Maroon Standard Jazz Choir at Concordia Lutheran High School in Indiana and led them to many state finals and a State Championship in vocal jazz. His choirs have performed regularly for state and church conferences, collaborated with elite college programs, worked with high demand conductors, recorded albums, toured domestically and abroad, and much more.  

Mr. Schlicker was nominated twice for Texas private school director of the year honors. He is an active regional and national ACDA member. He has served on the ISSMA jazz committee, as the ICDA District 2 Representative and All-State Coordinator, and Local Arrangements for the IMEA conference. Mr. Schlicker is active as a regular judge and clinician for regional honor choirs, Circle the State with Song, and middle/high school competition prep. He is blessed with four active and musical children, all of whom are singing with or alumni of the Fort Wayne Children’s Choir! Mr. Schlicker loves fishing, cats, and adventure travel.