Staff and Leadership

Michael T. Krueger
Conductor/Artistic Director

Michael Todd Krueger is beginning his fifth season as conductor and artistic director of the Larimer Chorale.  Formerly, he has held teaching positions on the music faculties of the University of Wyoming, Morningside College, Ithaca College and Millikin University.  His choirs have toured throughout the Americas and have been selected to perform on state and regional conventions of Music Educators National Conference and the American Choral Directors Association.  He also serves as Minister of Music at King of Glory Lutheran Church in Arvada, Colorado and teaches voice privately.
 
A native of Wisconsin, Krueger earned the Bachelor of Arts degree in vocal and instrumental music education from Luther College, the Master of Music degree in trumpet performance and jazz studies from the University of Northern Colorado at Greeley, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois.  He is a former resident member of the Grammy Award-winning Robert Shaw Festival Singers, having performed in concert and recording sessions with the late Maestro Robert Shaw throughout southern France, at Carnegie Hall, and at the American Choral Directors Association National Convention.  He has also performed as part of the Grammy-nominated Axidentals Vocal Jazz Ensemble at the University of Northern Colorado with Jazz Educators’ Hall of Fame-inductee, Gene Aitken.

Dr. Krueger is assisted by Jean Johnson, Assistant Conductor, and accompanist Crystal Kerr. Vicki Fogel Mykles is Executive Director and Paddy Shannon acts as Stage and Production Manager.