Wendy Moy

Dr. Wendy K. Moy is the director of choral activities and music education at Connecticut College, the director of the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Chorus, and a co-artistic director of Chorosynthesis Singers. They recently released a double CD of new music on themes of social consciousness, hosted a Symposium on New Choral Music and Social Consciousness, and launched the Empowering Silenced Voices Choral Database. Wendy is frequently sought as a guest conductor and clinician and recently made her conducting debuts in Brazil and China. She was named the third-place winner of The American Prize in Choral Conducting, professional division. She sings with CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists) and with Chorosynthesis Singers when not conducting.

Wendy has presented her ethnographic research on the Seattle Men’s Chorus at College Music Society regional conferences, the National In-Service Conference of the National Association for Music Education, the National ACDA Conference, the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses Festival, and the Together in Music Conference: Expression, Performance and Communication in Ensembles (York, England). She also actively presents on the subject of using the music of social consciousness to bring equity and inclusion to the ensemble and classroom. Wendy has been interviewed for featured articles in The Choral Journal, The Voice of Chorus America, and Teaching Music Journal on the subjects of entrepreneurship and culture-building in the choral arts. She serves on the ACDA Standing Committee for International Activities and reviews music grants for the National Endowment for the Arts. Wendy holds a Bachelor of Arts in music education from Seattle Pacific University, a Masters of Music Education from Westminster Choir College, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in choral conducting from the University of Washington.