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Angie Johnson received a bachelor of arts degree in music education with honors from Northern Illinois University in 1991 where she studied piano with Donald Walker and choral music with Mona Wis. Upon graduating, she taught choral/general music for Circle Center Middle School (Yorkville, IL) and Gregory Middle School (Naperville, IL) for 7 years. Conducting choral programs of up to 350 singers in curricular and honors choirs, her choirs were given superior ratings each year. Upon several occasions, she was named a “Most Influential Educator” by the Indian Prairie Educational Foundation. Johnson is an active clinician, adjudicator, accompanist and festival conductor and loves working with choirs in their own classroom setting. Passionate about sharing her love for young people and teaching, she has led panel discussions, workshops and teacher institutes for both future and current teachers specializing in creative rehearsal techniques for young voices regionally, nationally and internationally. Now in her 22nd season as a director and 14th season as the artistic director of Young Naperville Singers, she oversees the music education, artistic programming and visionary leadership of the growing organization. Under her tenure, Young Naperville Singers has grown to over 435 singers (7 – 18 years of age) in ten choirs. Johnson and her husband Darrin can also be found along the sidelines of many a ballgame, concert or drum corps show cheering on their children, Jared, Jenna and Joel.
