Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson is in his 30th year of teaching Choirs. His first three years were in Reese Public Schools as a general music teacher grades first through sixth grade and choral director of the Middle and High School Choirs. He has spent 20 years at Clarkston Community Schools directing the High School, Junior High, and Middle School Choirs overseeing 5 daily choir's, and the music director of the annual musicals. He also spent 6 years as Director of Choirs at Walled Lake Northern High School. While there he directed 4 daily choir's, and was the producer and music director of the annual musical. While at Clarkston his choirs have performed in New York City, Chicago, Disneyworld, St. Louis, and internationally at the Tuscany Choral Festival held in Montecatini Terme, Italy. Michael received his Bachelor of Music Education with a conducting emphasis, studying with Dr. Nina Nash-Robertson at Central Michigan University. He then returned there later to get his Masters of Music in Voice Performance, studying with Mr. Timothy Caldwell. He still enjoys performing, currently singing with MEME, a men's ensemble promoting male singing, Detroit Concert Choir, and Beyond Choir out of Eastern Michigan University.