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Betsy Burleigh is the Thomas R. Kasdorf Professor of Choral Conducting at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, where she chaired the Choral Conducting Department from 2013 to 2024. She maintains an active dual career in academia and professional conducting, having served as music director of the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh for a decade and guest conducting major orchestras including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Her educational background includes:
- D.M., Doctor of Music, Indiana University
- M.M., Master of Music, New England Conservatory of Music
- B.M.E., Bachelor of Music Education, Indiana University
Burleigh specializes in choral-orchestral repertoire with deep expertise in oratorio and opera chorus direction. Her acclaimed interpretations span Baroque masterworks like Bach's B-Minor Mass, Romantic compositions including Brahms' Requiem, and contemporary pieces such as Ulmann's Der Kaiser von Atlantis. Critical praise highlights her "expansive, poetic reading" of Haydn's Creation and "nuanced yet hair-raising" performances of Orff's Carmina Burana.
Her professional honors include:
- 2000 Northern Ohio Live Achievement Award for Ulmann’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis
- Emmy Award for 9/11 Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund concert with The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
As an educator, Burleigh mentors choral conducting students at the Jacobs School while maintaining prior teaching appointments at MIT, Tufts University, and Cleveland State University where she attained full professorship. Her career demonstrates exceptional integration of scholarly rigor with professional artistry through leadership roles in ensembles including the Providence Singers, Akron Symphony Chorus, and Tanglewood Festival Chorus.
