Anne Gassmann, DMA

Dr. Anne Gassmann is a conductor, music educator, and soprano. As an Associate Professor of Music, she serves as the Director of Choral Music at the University of Jamestown. Her duties include conducting Concert Choir, Vox Angelus, and Cantus as well as teaching music education courses.

In addition to her many duties as an educator, she is an active adjudicator, clinician, and presenter. Dr. Gassmann thoroughly enjoys helping students reach their full potential by expanding their musicianship on a wide variety of repertoire. She is a firm believer that the one-on-one time spent with students is some of the most impactful moments students can receive in their musical training.

Some of the recent accolades that Dr. Gassmann has received include two Light the Knight awards from the University of Jamestown Student Senate and Cantus being selected to perform at the North Dakota American Choral Director’s Association (ND ACDA) annual conference.

As a strong advocate for lifelong singing, Anne continues to perform as both an ensemble member and soloist throughout the Midwest and New York. Ensembles that she has sung in include Choral Chameleon, Fargo-Moorhead Choral Artists, Dakota Pro Musica, Wichita Chamber Chorale, CORO, Nebraska Festival Singers, Salina Chorale, and Sounding Light.

Dr. Gassmann received her Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of Nebraska—Lincoln. Prior to her doctoral work, Dr. Gassmann taught middle and high school in the upper Midwest. As a North Dakota native, she was drawn to North Dakota State University to study choral conducting and voice with Drs. Jo Ann Miller and Virginia Sublett for her M.M. and B.M.

Dr. Gassmann holds memberships in American Choral Directors Association, National Association for Music Education, National Association of Teachers of Singing, and National Collegiate Choral Organization.

Directs/Teaches: Concert Choir, Cantus, Vox Angelus, Ear Training, Conducting, Music Education