Nicole Lambrecht

Job Title

• Adjunct Instructor of Music
  Music and Theatre, College of Arts and Sciences

Highlight

Nicole Lambrecht is the Director of Lucia Chorum (SSAA ensemble) and teaches private voice and music education courses.

Started at Bethel

2021

Education

• University of Wisconsin - B.F.A. in K-12 Choral Music Education, 2012
• Colorado State University - M.M. in Music Education with Conducting, 2019

Biography

Nicole Lambrecht is the Director of Lucia Chorum (SSAA ensemble) at Bethel University. She also teaches private voice and music education courses. Outside of Bethel, she is Director of Youth Ensembles for Minnesota Chorale and Artistic Director and Conductor of the Minnesota Center Chorale in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Prior to this, she taught high school choir for eight years and also worked as a therapeutic musician for Knute Nelson Hospice. Nicole has completed all coursework for her Doctorate of Music Education from Liberty University's School of Music; she is currently working on her dissertation. Nicole currently serves as the Central District Chair for ACDA-MN and as the Collegiate-Level Vice President for MMEA. Nicole has presented choirs at MMEA Midwinter Clinic and at several festivals in MN and ND; she has also been a clinician at the ACDA state conference and section leader for MN All-State Choirs. She is active regionally as a guest conductor and adjudicator at music festivals and conferences in the Midwest. As a trained coloratura soprano, Nicole has performed as a soloist with Opera Fort Collins, Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra, Fargo-Moorhead Choral Artists, Chant Claire, and Central Lakes Symphony Chorale. 

Courses Taught

Director, Lucia Chorum

Private Voice

Music Education courses

Publications

"From Classroom to Community: How We Can Foster Lifelong Singing in Our High School Ensembles", Interval, October 2019
"Worthy: Using Choral Music to Promote Self-Esteem in Young Women", Interval, May 2019

Presentations

"Therapeutic Music & You: Merging science and emotions to foster a healthy and compassionate self," Becker County Mental Health Conference, May 11 2023

"How Music Can Heal", National HealthCare Decisions Day Virtual Event, April 16, 2021
"Vulnerability in the Choral Classroom: Merging Science and Emotions to Foster a Healthy and Compassionate Culture", ACDA-MN Virtual State Conference, November 2020

Professional Organizations, Committees, and Boards

American Choral Directors Association, Minnesota Music Educators Association, Chorus America, National Association of Teachers of Singing