Meet the Choir Directors
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Travis Michelson is in his 18th year of teaching music in Willmar. He directs the Cardinal Choir and the Varsity Choir. He co-directs both the high school musical and the middle school musicals. Travis grew up in Willmar and is so glad to be teaching in his home town surrounded by so much of his family.
Travis holds a BA from Gustavus Adolphus College where he studied conducting under Dr. Gregory Aune and a Masters in Choral Conducting from SCSU,where he studied with Dr. Lee Nelson and Dr. Matthew Ferrell.
Travis's wife, Kari is also a teacher in the Willmar district and together they both direct the high school and middle school musicals. They have two children, Emmett and Edyn.