MUSIC DIRECTOR:
HEIDI ACKERMAN
In addition to The Frederick Chorale, Heidi conducts the Patterson Park Community Chorus in Baltimore, Maryland. She proudly directed the American Military Spouses Choir, a component of the Center for American Military Music Opportunities (CAMMO) based in Washington D.C. from 2020-2022. In February 2020, she finished seven years of active duty service singing with The United States Army Field Band Soldiers' Chorus. As an enlisted conductor of the Soldiers' Chorus, she conducted concerts across the country 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 with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Prior to joining the Army, Ms. Ackerman was a teacher and freelance musician in Arizona. She sang three seasons with Arizona Opera and soloed with the Phoenix Symphony on Mendelssohn's Elijah. 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. In her spare time, Ms. Ackerman performs around the DC/Baltimore area, including a concert series she started at the Maryland Correctional Women's Facility. She lives in Baltimore with her husband Dustin, baritone saxophone with the US Army Blues, and their two dogs, Bowser and Brecker.
Prior to joining the Army, Ms. Ackerman was a teacher and freelance musician in Arizona. She sang three seasons with Arizona Opera and soloed with the Phoenix Symphony on Mendelssohn's Elijah. 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. In her spare time, Ms. Ackerman performs around the DC/Baltimore area, including a concert series she started at the Maryland Correctional Women's Facility. She lives in Baltimore with her husband Dustin, baritone saxophone with the US Army Blues, and their two dogs, Bowser and Brecker.
