Dr. Kristin Ramseyer is an accomplished choral conductor and educator who recently
assumed the role of Director of Choral Activities at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
With a rich background in collegiate teaching and public-school education, she brings a
wealth of experience and passion for music to her new position.

Dr. Ramseyer’s collegiate teaching career began at Illinois State University in Normal,
Illinois, where she conducted the Treble Choir, taught applied voice lessons, and
collaborated on joint productions with the School of Theatre & Dance and the School of
Music, included notable performances of Street Scene and 1776. She later moved to
Quincy University in Quincy, Illinois where she further honed her skills by conducting the
choirs, teaching applied voice lessons, and offering various music education courses.

Dr. Ramseyer earned her Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting and Pedagogy from
the University of Iowa. During her time there, she served as a teaching assistant in Choral
Conducting, participated in the premier choral ensemble Kantorei, and studied conducting
under the esteemed Dr. Timothy Stalter. Prior to this, she completed dual Master of Music
degrees in Choral Conducting and Voice Performance at Illinois State University in 2015,
studying under Dr. Karyl Carlson for conducting and Prof. John Koch for voice. Dr. Ramseyer
began her academic journey with a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, which she completed in 2003.

Before her collegiate teaching roles, Kristin dedicated the first decade of her career to
public school education. She taught chorus and general music at JeMrey C. Still Middle
School in Aurora, Illinois, and Round Lake Senior High School in Round Lake, Illinois.
During this time, she co-directed and accompanied several notable musicals, including
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Jane Eyre, Little Shop of Horrors, Into the Woods,
Urinetown, and Jekyll & Hyde.

In addition to her teaching, Dr. Ramseyer is an active soprano soloist. She performed
Poulenc’s Gloria with the Quincy Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in December 2021 and
was a featured soloist in the University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra and Choir’s
performance of Haydn’s Missa in tempore belli in Fall 2018. Her operatic and musical
theatre repertoire includes performances in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges, the premiere
of GriMin Candey’s Sweets by Kate, Bizet’s Carmen, Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
the premiere of Nicola Jane Buttigieg’s Beethoven in Vienna, and Schwartz’s Children of
Eden.

Beyond her teaching and performing, Kristin has been actively involved in the music
community as a clinician, guest conductor, and adjudicator at various district festivals,
solo and ensemble contests, and church choir festivals.

In her personal life, Kristin cherishes her little family, which includes her partner, Josh
Ramseyer, a talented baritone, and their son, Graeme. Together, they share a love for music
and the arts, which enriches their lives and inspires Kristin’s work.