About

Minji Kim, Ph.D. became Newburyport Choral Society’s  Music Director in 2023.  Dr. Kim holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts (DMA) in Choral Conducting from the University of Maryland, a Master of Music (MM) in Choral Conducting from The Ohio State University, and a Bachelor of Music (BM) in Composition from Yeungnam University in South Korea. She is Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choirs at Gordon College in Wenham, MA. She has held conducting master classes and has participated in conducting competitions in the United States and around the world.

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Kirsten Helgeland, Ph.D. is Organist and Music Director at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Beverly.  She has served as accompanist to the Newburyport Choral Society since 2005.  Kirsten has performed widely in Ohio, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Illinois, and on WGBH-Radio’s Chamberworks.  She teaches at Studio K, Beverly, MA, and is a part-time Lecturer in Graduate Music Education at Gordon College.  Kirsten holds degrees in piano performance from the Eastman School of Music and the College Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati, and a Ph.D. in Musicology from the University of Cincinnati.