artistic director

Sandra Snow

As conductor, teacher, and scholar, Sandra Snow’s work spans a wide variety of ages, abilities, and musics. She holds appointments in conducting and music education at the Michigan State University College of Music where she interacts with undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of conducting, choral pedagogy, and choral singing. Snow conducts the MSU Women’s Chamber Ensemble, a group that has appeared as featured performers at American Choral Directors Association conferences (Central Division 2014; National Conference 2009; Central Division 2008; MI-ACDA 2007). As a guest conductor, she travels extensively conducting all-state and honor choirs and holding residencies with singers of all ages.

In 2017, Snow conducts inaugural performances and recordings of mirabai. A twenty-eight voice professional-level women’s ensemble, mirabai. Singers in mirabai are professionals in a variety of music-related careers including music educators in schools and universities, as professional singers, all of whom sang as undergraduate or graduate students in the MSU Women’s Chamber Ensemble.

Prior to joining the MSU faculty, Dr. Snow served on the faculties of the University of Michigan and Northern Illinois University, and as music director of the Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus (Anima). Snow holds a Ph.D. music education with a choral cognate from MSU. She is author of the DVD “Conducting-Teaching: Real World Strategies for Success” published by GIA (2009), a resource for conductor-teachers at all levels of teaching. She edits the choral music series In High Voice published by Boosey & Hawkes. Snow is the newly named Director of the CME Institute for Choral Teacher Education, founded by Founding Director Dr. Doreen Rao, and produced at MSU.

She is a recipient of the MSU William J. Beal Award for Outstanding Faculty, the MSU Teacher-Scholar Award, and the Dortha J. and John D. Withrow award for Excellence in Teaching.