Staff and Leadership

Michael T. Krueger
Conductor/Artistic Director

Michael Todd Krueger has recently relocated to the Denver area after twenty years of service as a music educator and conductor at the secondary school and college/university levels.  In addition to his current work with the Larimer Chorale, he is the music director and conductor of the Littleton Chorale, the Minister of Music at King of Glory Lutheran Church in Arvada and he works creatively as a free-lance teacher, vocalist and composer/arranger along the Rocky Mountain Front Range.  

He earned the Bachelor of Arts degree in music education from Luther College and the Master of Music degree in trumpet performance and jazz studies from the University of Northern Colorado at Greeley (UNC).  Following his studies at Greeley, he taught high school and junior high vocal music and subsequently earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting and vocal studies from the University of Illinois.  He has served on the music faculties of Ithaca College, Morningside College, Millikin University and the University of Wyoming. 

Dr. Krueger 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 Shaw as part of a three-week residency in southern France, at Carnegie Hall, and at the ACDA National Convention in San Antonio, Texas.  He has also performed with the Grammy-nominated UNC Axidentals Vocal Jazz Sextet directed by the legendary jazz educator, Gene Aitken.

Michael has conducted all-state, honor choir, and choral festival performances for singers of all ages throughout the United States and he has served as a guest clinician in Canada and South America, having recently returned from a guest lecturer residency at the University of Brasilia in Brazil.

Dr. Krueger is assisted by Jean Johnson, Assistant Conductor, Accompanist Crystal Kerr, Assistant Accompanist Ginny Gingrich, Treasurer Pam Hawley, and Director of Development Wendy White.

Wendy White
Director of Development

Wendy White has come full circle.  She grew up in Fort Collins, went to school and graduate school in Minnesota, had a 30 year career at the National Academy of Sciences, and returned to Fort Collins in 2006.  While at the NAS, Ms. White managed the international office and helped develop scientific networks in almost 50 countries in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. 

She has served on the Information Services Advisory Board for Macalester College, on the Board of Trustees for the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (Oxford, England), and on the Board of Trustees for the International Foundation for Science (Stockholm, Sweden).  She is currently vice-chair of the Board of Ten Thousand Villages, Fort Collins.  She has degrees in French and History (Macalester College); a Master's degree in library science (University of Minnesota); and a post-graduate certificate in publishing (George Washington University).  She and her husband volunteer their time at Ten Thousand Villages, Habitat for Humanity, the Fort Collins International Center, and several other non-profit, service organizations.