Katherine Yost

Katherine Yost is an Instructor at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in Merrimack, NH. She serves as the choir director for St. Patrick Church (Newport, NH), Mount Royal Academy (Sunapee, NH), and Second Spring, a professional sacred choir. Her expertise spans sacred music, choral conducting, and liturgical performance, rooted in historical and vocal traditions.

Education:

• B.A. cum laude from Duke University
• Summer course in 17th-century English poetry at Lincoln College, Oxford

Research interests focus on integrating historical musical practices into contemporary liturgical settings, particularly through Baroque choral works and Anglican chant traditions.

She has received no explicitly listed scientific awards. Her professional activities include voice lessons with Ellen Hargis and organ studies under Fenner Douglass, Peter Williams, and William Porter.

Advising and grants: No formal academic advising or grants mentioned. Her work primarily involves ensemble direction and performance. She is actively involved with Second Spring, a professional ensemble dedicated to sacred music.

Labs/Teams: Leads multiple choirs including Second Spring, emphasizing liturgical music performance and education.