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Also a conductor, Ms. Kvamme
was formerly Director of the Concert Choir at the University of California at Santa Cruz and Director of Choral Activities
at Marygrove College in Detroit, and has been Guest Conductor for the Santa Clara Chorale. For six years Ms. Kvamme served
as Director of Music for Joint Venture Churches in San Jose.
Ms.
Kvamme is an honors
graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy, holds the Bachelor of Music degree from
the Eastman School of Music, and Master of Music degrees in Organ Performance
and Choral Conducting from the University of Michigan. Her organ teachers include
David Craighead, Robert Glasgow, David Higgs and Sandra Soderlund. She has studied conducting with Jerry Blackstone, Theodore
Morrison and Nicole Paiement, and has participated in masterclasses with Helmut Rilling and Gustav Meier (conducting), Edward
Parmentier (harpsichord), and Gerre Hancock and Gillian Wier (organ). Currently
Ms. Kvamme is active as a freelance organist and private teacher and serves the Presbyterian Church
of Los Gatos as Associate Organist.
Professional Experience
Private Instructor, organ, piano, music theory, 1989 - present
Associate Organist, Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos Los
Gatos, CA, 2002 - present
Music Director (Organist/Choir Director), Joint Venture Churches San Jose, CA, 1996 - 2002
Lecturer in Music Theory/Choral Conductor, Univ. of California at Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA, 1996 - 2000
Music Theory Teacher/Choral Director, Henry M. Gunn High School Palo Alto, CA, 1995-1996
Assistant Professor/Director of Choral Activities, Marygrove College Detroit,
MI, 1993 - 1995
Chorus Master, Windsor Symphony
Chorus Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1994-1995
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Education
Master
of Music: The
University of Michigan May,
1993 (Organ Performance and Choral Conducting) Bachelor
of Music: Eastman
School of Music June,
1989 (Organ Performance) Honors
Graduate: Interlochen
Arts Academy June,
1985 (Organ and Piano Major)
Completed training as Kindermusik® educator (2002)
Major
Teachers
Organ: David
Craighead, Robert Glasgow, David Higgs, David Palmer, Sandra Soderlund
Conducting: Gustav
Meier, Theodore
Morrison, Donald Neuen, Nicole Paiement, Helmut Rilling
Harpsichord: Arthur
Haas, Edward Parmentier
Piano: Charles Asche, Philip Adamson, Sylvia
Wang
Awards
First Prize, Naples International Organ Festival Competition, 1993 Winner, San
Francisco Chapter A.G.O. Competition, 1990 Winner, Westminster Choir College Competition (organ), 1986
Recording
Sevenfold Gifts, Albany Records 2007
Albany Records
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