Mark Johnson began his work with the Minnesota Boychoir in 1992 as the accompanist and was hired as the Artistic Director in 1993. Mr. Johnson holds a degree in vocal music education from St. Olaf College and he taught junior high choral music for six years before becoming full-time conductor of the Boychoir. From 1995 to 2007, he was a member of the staff at Albemarle, a summer music camp program of the American Boychoir School in Princeton, New Jersey. Mr. Johnson’s reputation in choral work, especially with children’s groups, has led to many invitations to work as a clinician, accompanist and adjudicator for honors choirs and festivals around the globe. He conducted the Minnesota ACDA 7th grade Boys Honor Choir in 2005, the Young Men’s track for the World…
Luke McGinnis is the vocal music, music theory, and piano teacher at Munster High School in Munster, IN. Under his direction, the Munster High School Choral Program has performed at the 2026 Indiana Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference, performed in the 2023 Salzburg Choral Festival under the direction of both Dr. Edith Copley and Professor János Czifra, performed in concert with Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble VOCES8, and released two full-length albums Through the Valley (2021) and With Love In Our Heart – Live from Austria (2023). In May 2025, the MHS Chorale performed in the Concert Hall at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts under the direction of Dr. Craig Jessop, as well as the televised Opening Ceremony of the National Memorial Day Parade on the steps of…
Conductor, Singer, and Teacher, Cody Parrott, DMA has enjoyed a diverse career as a professional musician and educator for the past two decades. Dr. Parrott is Director of Choral Activities on faculty at the School of Music at Illinois Wesleyan University. Before this appointment, he was Associate Director of Choral Activities at Mississippi State University where he conducted two choirs and taught private voice. He completed doctoral studies in choral conducting at the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas where he was the conductor of the University Treble Chorus who was named the Third Place Winner for the 2023 American Prize in Choral Performance. His doctoral research is focused on modern voice science and how contemporary vocal pedagogy can be applied to the choral music classroom. Cody entered…
Kerry Glann serves as associate director of choral activities at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, where he conducts the Concert Choir and Vox Anima treble chorus, prepares opera choruses, and teaches conducting and graduate choral literature. He previously taught at Kent State University and in the public schools of Ohio. He holds a B.M. in music education from Bowling Green State University, an M.M. in conducting from Kent State University, and a D.M.A. in choral conducting from the University of North Texas, where he led the UNT Women’s Chorus and served as a conducting associate in its nationally recognized early music program. In addition to his work at Ball State, Dr. Glann is artistic director of Masterworks Chorale and director of music at First Presbyterian Church, both in Muncie.…
