The Stillwater Choir at Saint Mark's Cathedral

• Angela Mitchell, conductor

Join us for a beautiful evening of music at Saint Mark's Cathedral, performed by the Stillwater Choir, visiting from Minnesota. This promises to be a spectacular free evening of stunning choral music performed by one of the top high school choirs in Minnesota.

About The Stillwater Choir (MN)

Stillwater, MN, located on the scenic St. Croix river, is often referred to as the birthplace of Minnesota. Stillwater High School, with a current student population of approximately 2500 students grades 9-12, has a long tradition of musical excellence. The Stillwater Choir, the premier SATB ensemble, has had only 3 directors in the past 62 years. The choir's current director, Angela Mitchell taught with Erik Christiansen for 19 years before taking the lead role in the program in fall of 2016. The high school program currently includes six curricular and three co-curricular ensembles. The Stillwater Choir has been a featured ensemble at the Dorian, Concordia, and St. Olaf Festivals, as well as Minnesota and North Central ACDA events. In addition to work with individual clinicians, they have participated in workshops with Chanticleer, the King Singers, the Minnesota Opera, and The Rose Ensemble. In the fall of 2017, the choir was invited as a featured performer for NPR's From the Top with Christopher O'Reilly.

About Angela Mitchell, conductor

Angela Mitchell is the director of choirs at Stillwater Area High School (MN) where she partners with Katelyn Sawatzke. She also conducts Donne Unite—the women's choir—at the University of St. Thomas, where she also co-teaches a graduate course in Vocal Pedagogy for the university's summer M.A. program. Ms. Mitchell's teaching has included extensive work with both boys and girls changing voices as well as specializing in developing advanced SSAA choirs. Ensembles under her direction have been selected to perform at multiple Minnesota ACDA conventions, NafMe conventions, the Minnesota Choral Arts Finale, and North Central Division ACDA conventions. The Stillwater choir was featured on NPR's From the Top with Christopher O'Reilly, and most recently chosen as a featured ensemble for a workshop with The King Singers.

Angela holds a B.S. degree in Music Education with a piano performance emphasis from Bemidji State University, MN where she sang under the direction of Dr. Paul Brandvik and a M.A. with a choral conducting emphasis from the University of St. Thomas, MN studying under Dr. Angela Kasper.