It started back in 1980 when local teacher Jeanne Frey saw a need for choral education. She filled that need by giving Kalamazoo-area children an opportunity to explore and develop choral music when she formed the Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus.

Choir placement is based on many things, including the child’s interests, experience, vocal maturity, and the needs of each individual choir. Each year, children ages 8 to 18 learn and perform in an atmosphere of artistic excellence and, by so doing, enrich the artistic life of our community.

Taylor Gudbrandson (TAY-lor GOOD-brand-suhn)

Artist & Executive Director, Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus

Taylor Gudbrandson is a vocal music educator and mezzo-soprano in the West Michigan area. Taylor received her Bachelor of Music Education in 2013 from Central Michigan University. Gudbrandson taught middle school and high school choir at Otsego Public Schools for seven years, and she served as the Bella Voce director for the Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus, an organization in which she sang herself as a growing musician. KCC was an integral experience that inspired her to become the choral director that she is today. During the 20/21 season, Gudbrandson stepped back from the public schools to take on the role of artistic/executive director for the Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus. She is eager to carry on the legacy of excellent choral music while also stressing the importance of community and togetherness that choir can provide. Taylor resides in Parchment, MI with her cellist husband, Ben, and their two beautiful kids- Barrett and Finley.