MUSIC DIRECTOR:
HEIDI ACKERMAN
Baltimore-based Heidi Ackerman is a sought-after conductor, clinician, and vocalist. With extensive experience conducting professional ensembles, she has added a focus on community choruses; diversifying ensembles through dynamic programming while invigorating membership by harnessing the joy of singing together.
Musical Director of The Frederick Chorale, an ensemble renowned for its high-caliber performances and strong community involvement, Ms. Ackerman embodies their mission to enrich the cultural life of Frederick through beautiful and diverse choral works. Heidi is also the founder and director of Charm City Sings, a dynamic community chorus in Baltimore. More than just a chorus, Charm City Sings is a joyful community dedicated to making great music and to making a difference, with a mission to connect Baltimore through song. Ms. Ackerman also serves as assistant conductor to Maestro Anthony Blake Clark with the esteemed Baltimore Choral Arts Society. As a prior educator, Heidi is in demand as a choral clinician and enjoys guest conducting engagements across the country.
Equally accomplished as a vocalist, Heidi was brought to Washington, DC, from the West Coast in 2013 by The United States Army Field Band. As an enlisted conductor of the Soldiers' Chorus, she conducted concerts across the USA and Puerto Rico. As a soloist, she graced the stages of Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops, Severance Hall with the Cleveland Pops, The Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra, and The Henry Ford Theatre with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Ackerman performs around the DC/Baltimore area.. Her drive to impact lives through shared music led to a concert series at the Maryland Correctional Women's Facility. Prior to joining the Army, Ms. Ackerman was a teacher and freelance musician in Arizona; singing with Arizona Opera and the Phoenix Symphony. She earned a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Arizona State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Choral Conducting and Education from Northwestern College, IA. When off the podium, you can find Heidi in the audience cheering on her husband, SFC Dustin Mollick, saxophonist and musical director of the United States Army Blues.
Musical Director of The Frederick Chorale, an ensemble renowned for its high-caliber performances and strong community involvement, Ms. Ackerman embodies their mission to enrich the cultural life of Frederick through beautiful and diverse choral works. Heidi is also the founder and director of Charm City Sings, a dynamic community chorus in Baltimore. More than just a chorus, Charm City Sings is a joyful community dedicated to making great music and to making a difference, with a mission to connect Baltimore through song. Ms. Ackerman also serves as assistant conductor to Maestro Anthony Blake Clark with the esteemed Baltimore Choral Arts Society. As a prior educator, Heidi is in demand as a choral clinician and enjoys guest conducting engagements across the country.
Equally accomplished as a vocalist, Heidi was brought to Washington, DC, from the West Coast in 2013 by The United States Army Field Band. As an enlisted conductor of the Soldiers' Chorus, she conducted concerts across the USA and Puerto Rico. As a soloist, she graced the stages of Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops, Severance Hall with the Cleveland Pops, The Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra, and The Henry Ford Theatre with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Ackerman performs around the DC/Baltimore area.. Her drive to impact lives through shared music led to a concert series at the Maryland Correctional Women's Facility. Prior to joining the Army, Ms. Ackerman was a teacher and freelance musician in Arizona; singing with Arizona Opera and the Phoenix Symphony. She earned a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Arizona State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Choral Conducting and Education from Northwestern College, IA. When off the podium, you can find Heidi in the audience cheering on her husband, SFC Dustin Mollick, saxophonist and musical director of the United States Army Blues.
