Wed, 20 Mar 2024 11:37:57 -0500WeeblyFri, 09 Jun 2023 05:00:00 GMThttp://voxnovachorale.org/season-highlights/meet-the-2016-emerging-composers These two composers will be featured in our concerts on August 5th at 7:30 pm and August 6th at 3:00 pm

Michael D. Atwood is a graduate of the music department at Minnesota State University- Mankato. He has taken advantage of numerous semesters studying composition with Dr. David Dickau. Atwood’s works have received honors as winners of multiple young composers’ competitions and professional calls for scores. Now holding a bachelor of music degree in vocal performance as well as a master of music in choral conducting, Michael teaches voice out of his private studio near Minneapolis while serving as music director for local churches and theatre companies.

Brian Lewis Steele is a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University, the University of Minnesota and Brown Institute. A singer/songwriter, he has worked as a solo performer, church soloist, voice-over talent in commercial and industrial projects, on-air talent in local radio, and as a recording artist with Augsburg, KJOS and MorningStar Publisher, the Montana Chorale, the Grammy Award winning Oregon Bach Festival Choir, the Dale Warland Singers and The Singers - MCA. When not singing, Brian works as a general contractor focused on historic restoration. 

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