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Awards/Recognitions

that dealt with injustice in many sectors of society. She 2007, Minnesota ACDA honored her with the F. Melius
commissioned and premiered “Home,” by Sam Alhadid Christiansen Lifetime Achievement Award, their highest
(poetry by Stephanie Gregoire) at the 2016 ACDA Cen- honor. Known for her impeccable musical ear, she was
tral Region Conference in Chicago, IL. associate conductor of the Dale Warland Singers and
of VocalEssence, working closely with Founding Artistic
Sigrid Johnson was a long-time mem- Director, Philip Brunelle.
ber of the choral and voice faculty at
St. Olaf College, teaching there from Michael Kemp was a conductor,
1983–2015, when she retired. She stud- choral clinician, author, composer, and
ied at Concordia College, singing under violist. He led church choirs, community
the direction of Paul J. Christiansen, choruses, and orchestras in the greater
and earned her undergraduate degree in voice from Philadelphia area since 1991; and be-
St. Cloud State University, and a master’s degree in fore that in Nashville, TN; Arlington,
vocal performance at the University of Michigan. At TX; and Oklahoma City, OK. As a choral clinician,
St. Olaf, she taught voice and conducted the famed he conducted over 500 workshops across the US and
Manitou Singers (SSAA), producing several CDs with abroad. He strongly believed in sharing his accumulated
the group. She was a respected guest conductor and knowledge with younger conductors, especially those who
clinician, leading all-state festivals in over thirty states. In would be working with amateur singers, and authored five

2023 Choral Conductors’ Workshop

with Rod Eichenberger & Dr. Edith Copley

A five-day professional development workshop for choral conductors at all levels
July 24-28, 2023 | Seaside High School | Seaside, Oregon

Rod Eichenberger Master Teacher,
Conductor, Innovator, Professor Emeritus, For more information, contact:
Florida State University Sandy Baker, Managing Director: 503.891.0683
Dr. Edith Copley President Elect sandy@choralconductorsworkshop.com
National ACDA, Professor Emeritus, Visit our website to register or to sign up for notifications:
Northern Arizona University choralconductorsworkshop.com

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