Administrative Staff 

Bob Peskin, Executive Director
Bob has held positions in commercial and public radio, the independent record industry, and nonprofit administration. Formerly the national director of chapters at the American Composers Forum, he served as director of music ministries at Unity Church-Unitarian for five years. The founding director of the Middlebury (Vt.) Community Chorus, he has led choral ensembles for more than 25 years. He has also served as music director for community, college, and professional theatrical productions. As a singer and arranger, he has created several a cappella groups, and was the bass section leader of the Dale Warland Singers for seven years. His production and editing credits include recordings with the Dale Warland Singers, folksinger Jean Redpath, and pianist Keith Jarrett. Bob earned his B.A. cum laude in music composition from Princeton, and pursued graduate studies in choral conducting at the University of Minnesota.
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Larry Fuchsberg, Director of Grants and Communications
Larry Fuchsberg has worked part-time for the Chorale since 2001. Previously an academic and a diplomat, he freelances as a writer and editor in the Twin Cities, and contributes regularly to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He is married to former Chorale composer-in-residence Janika Vandervelde; they live in St. Paul with two highly musical cats.
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Barbara Lundervold, Chorus Personnel Manager
Barbara Lundervold has served as chorus personnel manager for 19 of the 29 years that she has been a member of the Minnesota Chorale. She is also a real estate agent in Woodbury where she raised her three children and lives with her dog and cat. She has sung with the Oratorio Society of Minnesota, the Louisville Bach Society, the Woodbury Chorale, the Mississippi Valley Chorale, the Edina Chorale, and groups at Mankato State University where she earned a degree in music education. When she's not busy singing and selling, she enjoys traveling and cheering on the Vikings and Twins.
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Melissa Morey, Director of Operations
Melissa Morey joined the staff of the Minnesota Chorale in July of 2005 after receiving her master's degree in horn performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she studied with Douglas Hill. A free-lance horn player and singer, she also holds a vocal music education degree from St. Olaf College, where she was a member of the St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Band, and St. Olaf Orchestra. Melissa joins the Chorale with many years of arts administration and performance experience. She has performed in many instrumental and vocal groups throughout the Twin Cities, most notably with the Minnesota Orchestra and the Dale Warland Singers.
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