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The American choral conductor and music pedagogue, Jo Ann Miller (formerly Brorston), obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from North Dakota State University (1970-1974); her Master of Education degree in Choral Music from University of North Dakota (Class of 1982); and her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting and Literature from University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music (1982-1985).
Jo Ann Miller served as Assistant Professor of Music at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (August 1985-May 1989). Since August 1989, she has been Director of Choral Activities at North Dakota State University (NDSU), where she conducts the NDSU Concert Choir and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in conducting and choral literature. As director of choral activities at NDSU, her choirs tour regularly overseas and throughout the USA. The NDSU Concert Choir has been invited to perform at national, regional and state music conventions, including the 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016.North Central American Choral Directors Association conventions and the 2001 national ACDA convention in San Antonio, Texas.
Jo Ann Miller's involvement in the American Choral Director’s Association includes North Dakota state president, newsletter editor, repertoire and standards chair for the university level, audition chair for the 2006 North Central convention, program chair for the 2008 North Central convention and search committee member for the national executive director. She served as North Central division president from 2006 through 2008 and is currently the national treasurer and member of the Executive Board from 2009-2017.
Jo Ann Miller is the Artistic Director of the NDSU Baroque Festival and the chorus master of the Fargo Moorhead Symphony Orchestra. She was named a University Distinguished Professor in 2009, the highest honor awarded to faculty at NDSU, and in 2013 was awarded the Faculty Lectureship. She is an active clinician and guest conductor throughout the USA.
The NDSU Concert Choir tours regionally during spring break every year and internationally every three years. In 2012 they were awarded the first prize Golden Cross at the Zadar, Croatia International Choir Competition. They also record annually with more than 30 compact discs. Since 2000 the NDSU Concert Choir has participated in the NDSU Baroque Festival with annual performances of George Frideric Handel's Messiah.
Jo Ann Miller married John Miller on August 16, 1996 and currently lives in Fargo, North Dakota. She retired from her posts in NDSU in 2024. |
