Sarah Riskind

Originally from the Boston area, conductor and composer Dr. Sarah Riskind is the Director of Choral Activities/Assistant Professor of Music at Eureka College, Music Director of the Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, and a past faculty member at The Walden School summer program for creative musicians. Many of her original choral works are settings of Jewish texts, often with string obbligato parts. As a presenter and clinician, Riskind specializes in Renaissance polyphony, Sephardic music, musicianship training, and choral improvisation. In addition to her work in classical music, Riskind is a fiddler and vocalist in the Peoria-based Irish band Turas. She holds a DMA in Choral Conducting from University of Washington, an MM in Choral Conducting from University of Wisconsin at Madison, and a BA in Music from Williams College. www.sarahriskind.com