Prior to his appointment at
Yale in 2003, he taught at
Carroll University, where he was Director of Choral Activities, and also served on the conducting faculties of
Smith College and
St. Cloud State University. Douma has appeared as a guest conductor around the world with such ensembles as the
Royal Melbourne Philharmonic, Daejeon Philharmonic Choir, Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra,
Moscow Chamber Orchestra,
Buenos Aires Philharmonic, Symphony Choir of Johannesburg, and many others. He also currently serves as Musical Director of the Yale Alumni Chorus and was formerly Choirmaster at the
Cathedral of St. Joseph (Hartford, Connecticut). and he has prepared choruses for performances under such conductors as
Valery Gergiev,
Sir David Willcocks,
Nicholas McGegan,
Krzysztof Penderecki,
Sir Neville Marriner, and
Helmuth Rilling. An advocate of new music, Douma established the Yale Glee Club Emerging Composers Competition as well as the Fenno Heath Award, and has premiered new works by such composers as
Bright Sheng,
Dominick Argento,
Ned Rorem,
Lee Hoiby,
Joel Thompson, and
James MacMillan. Active as a clinician and guest conductor with musicians at all levels, he served four years on the conducting faculty at the
Interlochen National Arts Camp. As a singer, Douma has appeared as an ensemble member and frequent tenor soloist with many of the nation's leading professional choirs, including the
Dale Warland Singers,
Bella Voce (group) of Chicago, the Arcadia Players, the
Oregon Bach Festival Chorus under
Helmuth Rilling, and the Robert Shaw Festival Singers. ==Honors and awards==