Michael Peterson

About Michael

Michael Peterson retired after 30 years of teaching choirs. His first three years were in Reese Public Schools as a general music teacher (grades 1-6) and choral director of the Middle and High School Choirs. He spent 20 years at Clarkston Community Schools directing the High School, Junior High, and Middle School Choirs, overseeing five daily choirs, and the music director of the annual musicals. He also spent six years as Director of Choirs at Walled Lake Northern High School. While there, he directed four daily choirs, and was the producer and music director of the annual musical. Peterson’s choirs have performed in New York City, Chicago, St. Louis, and internationally in Venice, Florence, and Rome, Italy, including a performance for a Vatican mass. His choir has also performed for the Tuscany Choral Festival held in Montecatini Terme, Italy.

Peterson 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 currently sings in Beyond Choir, Detroit Concert Choir, and Choral Arts of Michigan. He is the current Artistic Director of Cantata Academy Chorale out of Royal Oak Michigan.