Angela Kasper
Dr. Angela Kasper has 32 years of experience serving as Director of Choral Activities at the university level where she conducted choirs and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in conducting, choral methods, global choral traditions, and choral literature.
Angie is constantly redefining what makes a meaningful choral experience and how best to place this evolving view at the center of her work with her own choirs. No longer bound to a choral ideal that was espoused during her own university education, she is exploring the choral community as a place to expand cultural awareness while experiencing the world’s group singing traditions. Collaboration with culture bearers and traveling abroad for her own study help her realize how little she knows about the vast subject she teaches!
Dr. Kasper is passionate about sharing what she has learned over the course of her career with other practicing choral teachers. She hopes to empower young conductors to recognize and celebrate their unique strengths while encouraging them to lead with authenticity and vulnerability. In teaching undergraduate music education students, her goal is to help these future educators understand that collaborative choral rehearsals with ample time for student voice, student leadership, and student input into artistic interpretation are a much more enjoyable and equitable approach to ensemble music making than is the podium-driven model.
Angie is so fortunate to have met and worked with many young people while conducting honor choirs throughout the United States and abroad. Whether it be fourth graders in Indiana or high school students in the United Arab Emirates, she considers every experience to be a reminder of our shared humanity and the power of music to unite us. As she continues this work, Dr. Kasper is focused on inclusive enrichment activities that can serve all students regardless of economic status and experiential level.
Angie is forever grateful to all her teachers and mentors including Dr. Mary Goetze, Mr. Robert Porco, Dr. Dennis Shrock, Dr. Karen Howard, Dr. Michael Rogers, and Dr. Jean Sinor. Mostly though, she is grateful for her mom who gave up her own dream of being a choral director in order to raise a family in a manner that would allow her daughter to realize that dream instead.
Recent Clinics/Workshops
Oregon ACDA Summer Conference, 2025
Minnesota Music Educators Association Conference, 2025
Wyoming Music Educators Association Conference, 2025
Canadian National Orff Conference, 2024
Northwest ACDA Conference, 2024 and 2022
Washington ACDA Summer Conference, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
Oregon Music Educators Conference, 2023 and 2018
Texas ACDA, 2022
Sāo Paulo, Brazil – Artist-in-Residence at the Santa Marcelina Cultura, 2021, 2019
Pennsylvania ACDA, 2021
Hawaii ACDA Fall Conference, 2021
Montana Music Educators Conference, 2021
Mid-Atlantic Orff Association Conference, 2019
Florida Music Educators Association, 2019
Wisconsin Music Educators Association, 2019
Alaska Orff Chapter, 2019
Washington Kodály Workshop, 2019
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Conservatory of Music, 2018
National American-Orff Schulwerk Conference, 2018
New York Choirs of America Festival, 2017
Nanjing, China Choral Directors Association, 2017
National ACDA Chinese Conductor’s Forum, 2017
Qingdao, China Choral Directors Association, 2017
Sample Presentation Topics
From Screen to Score
Creative ways to teach performance repertoire to our choristers that enhance focus, participation, and skill building
Contests, and All-States, and Festivals! Oh my!
A session devoted to improving what we already offer and exploring other “out of the box” opportunities for our students
Choirs Without Risers
Adding transitions, visual groupings, traditional and composed movement to our choral concerts
Moving Through the Vocal Warm-up
Pairing movement with sound to reinforce vocal concepts
Conducting Master Classes
With Humbleness, Curiosity, Respect, and Courage
Sharing World Music in a Choral Setting
Singing in Harmony
A Sequential Approach to the Development of Part-Singing
Collaborations with Culture Bearers
An exploration of the rich environment created in our choral rehearsals when culture bearers join us in person or online
Choral Treasures from Northern and Eastern Europe
Sampling of Guest Conducting Engagements
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Dhaka International Schools Elementary Honor Choir, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2026
Coro Da Camerata Antiqua de Curitiba (Professional Choir), Curitiba, Brazil, 2019
Association for Music in International Schools High School Treble Honor Choir, Beijing, China, 2019
Kanto Plains Association of Secondary Schools High School Honor Choir, Tokyo, Japan, 2016
Association for Music in International Schools Middle School Honor Choir, Hong Kong, 2014
Association for Music in International Schools High School Treble Honor Choir, Dubai, UAE, 2013
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Central-North Central Division Conference Children’s Honor Choir, Milwaukee, WI, 2020
Northwest Division Conference Youth Honor Choir, Portland, OR, 2018
National Conference Children’s Honor Choir, Salt Lake City, UT, 2015
Southern Division Conference High School Mixed Honor Choir, Tampa, FL, 2014
Eastern Division Conference Children’s Honor Choir, Baltimore, MD, 2014
Southwest Division Conference Middle School Treble Honor Choir, Dallas, TX, 2012
North Central Division Conference Children’s Honor Choir, Des Moines, IA, 2002
Central Division Conference Children’s Honor Choir, Indianapolis, IN, 1996
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National Conference High School Mixed Honor Choir, Minneapolis, MN, 2015
National Conference High School Mixed Honor Choir, Minneapolis, MN, 2011
National Conference Youth Honor Choir, Minneapolis, MN, 2008
National Conference Youth Honor Choir, Minneapolis, MN, 2003
National Conference Children’s Honor Choirs, Columbus, OH, 1999
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North Dakota All-State High School Treble Choir, 2027
South Dakota All-State Middle School Treble Choir, 2026
Wisconsin All-State Collegiate Mixed Choir, 2025
Montana All-State High School Mixed Choir, 2023
Oregon All-State Middle School Treble Choir, 2023
Texas All-State Children’s Choir, 2022
Wyoming All-State High School Mixed Choir, (Virtual), 2021
Georgia All-State Elementary Choir, 2020
New York All-State Children’s Choir, 2019
Wisconsin All-State High School Women’s Choir, 2019
New Mexico All-State High School Women’s Choir, 2017
Louisiana All-State High School Women’s Choir, 2016
Oklahoma All-State High School Women’s Choir, 2015
Virginia Organization of Kodály Educators All-State Children’s Honor Choir, 2015
Colorado All-State Children’s Choir, 2013
North Carolina All-State Children’s Choir, 2012
Minnesota All-State Children’s Choir, 2012
Minnesota All-State High School Mixed Choir, 2010
Tennessee All-State Children’s Choir, 2009
Minnesota All-State 9th-10th Grade Choir, 2009
Nebraska All-State Children’s Choir, 2008
Connecticut All-State Children’s Choir, 2008
Wisconsin All-State Children’s Choir, 2008
Ohio All-State Children’s Choir, 2007
Indiana All-State High School Women’s Choir, 2007
South Dakota All-State Children’s Choir, 2006
North Carolina All-State Children’s Choir, 2004
North Dakota All-State Children’s Choir, 2003
Wisconsin All-State Children’s Choir, 2003
Oklahoma All-State Children’s Chorus, 2002
Minnesota All-State High School Women’s Choir, 2001
Wyoming All-State Children’s Choir, 2001
Hawaii All-State Children’s Choir, 2001
Minnesota All-State Children’s Choir, 2000
Indiana All-State High School Women’s Choir, 1999
Indiana All-State Children’s Choir, 1998
Alabama All-State Children’s Choir 1997
Maryland All-State Junior High Choir, 1989
College Choir Conference Appearances
American Choral Directors Association Northwestern Conference, 2024
American Choral Directors Association Northwestern Conference, 2022
American Choral Directors Association North Central Conference, 2014
Minnesota Music Educators Association Conference, 2013
American Choral Directors Association National Conference, 2011
Minnesota Collegiate Choral Festival, 2009
American Choral Directors Association North Central Conference, 2008
Minnesota Music Educators Association Conference, 2007
American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Conference, 2004
Minnesota Music Educators Association Conference, 2001
American Choral Directors Association of Pennsylvania, 1997
American Choral Directors Association of Pennsylvania, 1995
