Education
B.M., Augsburg College
M.M., Kent State University
M.M., University of Minnesota
D.M.A., The University of Iowa
Background
I have been privileged to teach music at Wisconsin Lutheran
College since 1994. I enjoy working with choral students who represent a wide
variety of majors across the curriculum, as well as with music majors who take
my conducting and music theory classes. My greatest joy, however, is rehearsing
and performing with the Wisconsin Lutheran Choir.
I believe choral music expresses more than we can describe
with words alone. When set to music and performed with skill and passion, great
texts – whether poetry or Biblical truth – convey a verbal message with a full
range of emotion. Singing speaks to the hearts of the performers and the
audience alike.
The rewards of performance take on special meaning in the
Wisconsin Lutheran Choir. When performed by an ensemble of believers in Christ,
sacred texts come alive. In all performances, whether sacred or secular, we
seek to glorify God through the pursuit of excellence. As the choir family
strives for excellence, members develop self-discipline for music-making and
for life. Regional, national, and international concert tours offer further
opportunities for outreach, performance, servant leadership, and camaraderie.
Teaching
- Wisconsin Lutheran Choir
- Chamber Choir
- Conducting Fundamentals
- Choral Conducting and Literature
- Form and Analysis
- Aural Skills I, II, III, IV
Scholarly Works
Guest
Conducting and Adjudicating
- Guest Conductor, WELS National Conference for Worship,
Music, and the Arts: Kenosha, WI and St. Peter, MN (1996, 1999, 2002,
2005, 2008, 2014)
- Adjudicator, Bel Canto Chorus Regional Artists Competition: Milwaukee, WI
- ACDA Young Conductor’s Competition, ACDA National Conference: San Antonio, TX
- Numerous High School Clinics
Juried
Performances by the Wisconsin Lutheran Choir
- Katharinenkirche, Oppenheim, Germany
- St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London, England
- La Madeleine, Paris, France
- St. Marien Kirche, Lemgo,
Germany
- St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland
- St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork, Ireland
- Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Broadcasts
- Christmas Festival Concert
Broadcasts, Milwaukee Public Television: “All My Heart This Night Rejoices” – 2010 and “Jesus, I Adore Thee, Word of
Truth and Grace” – 2006
Recordings
- A Spotless Rose - 2015
- United Kingdom and Ireland Concert Tour
- 2013
- European Concert Tour – 2009
- Hail, Gladdening Light – 2007
- Christmas at Wisconsin Lutheran College – 2006
- International Concert Tour – 2005
- Christmas at Wisconsin Lutheran College – 2003
- European Tour – 2001
- O Come, All Ye Faithful - 1998
Service
- Music Department Head
- Curriculum Committee
- Active member of ACDA
- Advisor of ACDA Student Chapter