Jeff Buettner

Jeff Buettner is Director of Choral Activities at Middlebury, and founding conductor of the Vermont Youth Orchestra Chorus. He has taught at Earlham, Hope and Simpson Colleges, and prepared opera and oratorio choruses for the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina, Des Moines Metro Opera in Iowa, Richmond Symphony in Indiana and children’s choir for the Cincinnati May Festival in Ohio. He has conducted and lectured at choral festivals and adjudicated solo vocal competition. Jeff’s work as an arranger and composer has led to performances by college, community and professional choruses and orchestras, including a performance at a national convention of the American Choral Directors Association. His current research on music of Ukrainian Roma (“Gypsy Choirs”) began when he was a fellowship recipient at Michigan State University, and he has presented his work at College Music Society national and international conferences. Jeff’s other recent areas of study and performances include 17^th and 18^th century European music, ethnic music, soul and funk. He has worked as recording engineer, producer and arranger for the Corbett Studio in Cincinnati, and as engineer and announcer at WGUC FM Cincinnati and WCAL FM Northfield, Minnesota.

Jeff received his DMA from Michigan State University, where he also conducted the Collegiate Choir. He received his MM from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and BM from St. Olaf College. Jeff was appointed to the Middlebury faculty in 2007.