Our Season
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artistic director & conductor
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Jeremiah Kraniak has served as Artistic Director and Conductor of the Saginaw Choral Society since 2015. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from SVSU and a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from Central Michigan University, where he studied under the late Dr. Nina Nash-Robertson.
Jeremiah currently serves as Vice-Principal of Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy, where he is leading the renovation of the former Arthur Hill High School Auditorium into a state-of-the-arts Performing Arts Center. He has conducted in collaboration with artists such as GRAMMY® Award-winner Sylvia McNair, Kevin Cole, and Broadway performer Katie Travis and prepared choirs for renowned conductors including Dr. Kevin Simons, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, and Maestro Fouad Fakhouri, and led singers in a 2017 Carnegie Hall performance of Dona Nobis Pacem by Vaughan Williams. Jeremiah has participated in prestigious conducting symposiums and was invited to conduct the GRAMMY®-nominated Williamson Voices at Oxford University under Dr. James Jordan. A trained tenor and flutist, he has performed as a soloist under the direction of Robert Sabourin and Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout and has conducted in collaboration with artists such as GRAMMY® Award-winner Sylvia McNair, Kevin Cole, and Broadway performer Katie Travis. As an educator, Jeremiah has guided students into top music programs across the Midwest and collaborated in performances with the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra, SVSU, and CMU. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Michigan American Choral Directors Association and is an active member of Chorus America. |
