Liza Calisesi Maidens, DMA is the Director of Choral Activities at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Prior to her appointment at UIC, she was a member of the conducting faculty at Eastern Michigan University from 2015-2021, where she conducted EMU Vision (formerly Women’s Choir), EMU Voces, and EMU Express. Dr. Calisesi Maidens serves as a board committee member for mirabai, a professional ensemble led by Sandra Snow to enhance the artistic expectations of women’s choral singing. She has served on the board for Michigan-ACDA and is an active guest conductor, clinician, and presenter. Liza has sung professionally with the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, mirabai, and sounding light. Her research centers around expanding the choral canon, the choral music of Imogen Holst, and undergraduate student belonging as it pertains to a college/school of music. She holds degrees from Michigan State University (DMA), Westminster Choir College (MM), and Central College (BA). To learn more, please visit: lizacm.com.
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