Nicole Mattfeld

Dr. Nicole Mattfeld is Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music at Alma College, where she conducts three choirs and teaches courses in conducting and music education. With a passion for creating lifelong singers and expressing the human condition through singing, Nicole’s varied conducting experiences have included working with university, secondary, community youth, and church ensembles. Prior to Alma College, she served as Assistant Professor of Music at Bethel University, Director of Youth Choirs for Minnesota Chorale, Artistic Director & Conductor of Minnesota Center Chorale, Chorus Director for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra, and Director of Bella Fiore with Sing Out Loud. Before this, she taught secondary choir and worked as a hospice therapeutic musician. 

Nicole is active across the United States as a guest conductor and adjudicator at music festivals and conferences. She has presented choirs at festivals and conferences throughout the United States and her choirs have performed nationally and internationally. She will make her conducting debut at Carnegie Hall with MidAmerica Productions in Spring 2027. Nicole currently serves on the board of American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) of Michigan. She has previously held positions on the Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) and ACDA-MN boards. 

Nicole holds a Doctorate of Music Education degree from Liberty University. Her research is focused on the scientific benefits of music, specifically utilizing HeartMath techniques to enhance heart coherence and physiological entrainment in the choral ensemble. Nicole also has a MM in Conducting from Colorado State University and a BFA in Choral Music Education from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.