Robert Sieving
Bio:Robert Sieving (b. 1942) is a Minneapolis-based composer and arranger following a career as Director of Choral Activities at Apollo High School in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Vocal Music Education from St. Cloud State University and has studied conducting with the late B. R. Henson at Oklahoma University. In addition to his choral pieces, he is also active as a composer and arranger of works for string orchestra. He is a past president of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) of Minnesota and a recipient of the ACDA of Minnesota Conductor of the Year Award and the ACDA-MN/VocalEssence Award for Creative Programming. He has twice won the annual "Welcome, Christmas!" carol composition competition co-sponsored by VocalEssence and The American Composer's Forum.