Michael Peterson

About Michael

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 1-6) 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 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. While at Clarkston, his choirs have performed in New York City, Chicago, St. Louis, and internationally at the Tuscany Choral Festival held in Montecatini Terme, Italy. He served as the MSVMA District IV manager from 2017-2019.

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 is an inaugural member of M.E.M.E. (Michigan Educators Male Ensemble) that promotes male singing in schools. He has sung with the UMS Choral Society and currently sings with the Detroit Concert Choir for the past eight seasons.