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The Amrerican choral conductor, soprano singer and music teacher, Sally Messner, obtained her Bachelor of Music degree in Voice Performance from Valparaiso University (1998-2002); and her Master of Sacred Music degree in Conducting from Luther Seminary (2002-2007).
Sally Messner has worked as Music Associate at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis (August 2002-July 2003); Director of Music at Mount Carmel Lutheran Church in Minneapolis (July 2003-Aug 2004); Contract Singerin VocalEssence in Minneapolis (August 2003-May 2007); Executive Administrative Assistant at Augsburg Fortress Publishers in Minneapolis (May 2006-Jun 2007); Contract Singer at Oregon Bach Festival (June 2007-July 2008); Children's Music Coordinator at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis (January 2007-May 2009); Choir Director at The Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church in Minneapolis (August 2008-May 2010); Contract Singer at Minnesota Chorale in Minneapolis (August 2007-July 2010); Program Assistant for Contextual Learning at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota (February 2009-October 2012); Director of Summer Program Christ Church Lutheran in Minneapolis (June 2012-Aug 2014); Voice and Piano Teacher at Blue Tree Music Education in Minneapolis (August 2013-September 2014); Director of Music at First Presbyterian Church of South Lyon (September 2015-April 2020); Events Coordinator at Association of Lutheran Church Musicians (June 2019-September 2021).
Sally Messner has been self-employed soprano, conductor and teacher in Dexter, Michigan since November 2006 and freelance editor from January 2006 to June 2016. She is the Director of Music for the Institute of Liturgical Studies at Valparaiso University (since 2022). She was also Director of Worship and Music at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Livonia, Michigan (April 2020-Jun 2023), where she plannned and led congregational singing with organ, piano, voice, and a variety of other instruments. She is also founding musical director of the Elm Ensemble (since September 2010), a liturgical project that brings together professional and amateur musicians with great sacred music and creative worship planning to help keep the church in dialogue with diverse voices from Christian history. Currently, she is also Director of Worship and Music at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis (since June 2023), reponsible for Choral Conducting, Religious Education, Cross-team Collaboration, Worship Leadership, Public Speaking. |
