Get to know our directors
Chris Albanese
Director of the Singing Hoosiers
Chris Albanese is a Pam and Jack Burks Assistant Professor of Choral Conducting and associate professor of music in choral conducting at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he directs the Grammy-nominated Singing Hoosiers and teaches courses in choral conducting.
Learn moreKathryn Davidson
Assistant Conductor
Kathryn Davidson is currently pursuing a Masters of Music in Choral Conducting at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. While at IU, Kathryn conducted the All-Campus Chorus, served as assistant Chorus Master to Bernstein’s Candide and Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, and currently assists with the Singing Hoosiers. Prior to her studies at Indiana, Kathryn taught high school choir, music history, and music theory at Great Hearts Academy in Irving, Texas. As a vocalist, Kathryn has sung with professional and semi-professional ensembles in Texas, Indiana, North Carolina, and Stuttgart, Germany. Along with her position as an Associate Instructor at IU, Kathryn is currently the Choir Director at St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Bloomington, Indiana.