Graduate Student in Choral Conducting
Biography
D.M.A. Candidate, Choral Conducting, University of Washington, 2024
M.M., Choral Conducting, Western Washington University, 2018
B.M., Vocal Performance, Western Washington University, 2015
Clara Johnson has been working professionally in the greater Pacific Northwest as a choral conductor, singer, and actress since 2012. A graduate of Western Washington University, Clara earned both her B.M. in vocal performance and her M.M. in choral conducting while serving as a choral librarian and teaching assistant. She is currently a doctoral student in choral conducting and a teaching assistant at the University of Washington.
Clara has worked with choirs of all ages throughout the states of Washington and California, and is in demand as a lecturer, choral clinician, guest conductor, and soprano soloist. She previously served as a member of the Seattle Opera Chorus and is now regularly found onstage in the greater Puget Sound area. Along with earning her doctorate, she is employed as the Director of Traditional Music at Bothell United Methodist Church.