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The American conductor, music educator, soprano, and composer, Marin R.T. Jacobson, obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Vocal Music Education from St. Olaf College (1986-1990); her a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Minnesota (1991-1993); and her Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Choral Conducting and Pedagogy from The University of Iowa (2006-2010).
Marin Jacobson has served as Music Department Chair, Director of Music Education, and Associate Director of Choral and Vocal Activities at Concordia University Irvine (2010-July 2021); and Director of Choral Activities, Department Chair and Voice Area Coordinator at Malone University (August 2021-June 2023). Since June 2023, she serves the Valparaiso University community as the Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Chair in Lutheran Music, Director of the Bach Institute, and Director of Choral and Vocal Activities. Choirs under her direction have toured throughout the USA and abroad. She brings a wealth of experience in collegiate, church, community, school, and studio settings.
Beyond the university, Marin Jacobson is a frequent clinician and has led choral festivals for students of all ages. Her professional activities include scholarship, performance, and composition. Her composition Two Benedictions was recently published by MorningStar Music and her article “Text and Musical Gesture in the Choral Music of Rebecca Clarke” was featured in the ACDA Choral Journal. She recently served as guest conductor of the Summit Choral Society’s Metropolitan Chorus (Ohio) in a performance of W.A. Mozart's Vesperae solennes de confessore, KV 339. She was Artistic Director and Conductor the Ames Chamber Artists in Iowa (1998-2006) and was founding director of the Mankato Children’s Chorus (Minnesota). While living in California, she sang with the Pacific Chorale and premiered several of her compositions with the Concordia University choirs.
Marin Jacobson is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), and the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). |
