The Choir Director Podcast

The Choir Director Podcast is the essential resource for choir directors, conductors and vocal leaders who want to build stronger choirs, run better rehearsals and create outstanding musical experiences.

Hosted by international conductor and festival producer Russell Scott, each episode shares practical strategies for rehearsal technique, vocal training, repertoire choices, choir recruitment, leadership, performance preparation and managing real-world community and amateur choirs.

Whether you lead a school choir, church choir, community choir or professional ensemble, this podcast gives you actionable ideas you can apply immediately — from improving blend and tuning to motivating singers and growing your choir.

Featuring expert interviews with leading conductors, vocal specialists, composers and choir educators, alongside solo coaching episodes packed with real solutions for real choir challenges.

If you’re a choir director who wants practical tools, musical insight and leadership strategies to help your singers thrive, this is the podcast for you.

Guest

Chris Maunu

Chris Maunu is a Portland, Oregon–based conductor, educator, and composer known for helping choirs build a clear, resonant sound through practical, repeatable rehearsal techniques. They are Artistic Director of Pacific Youth Choir, Affiliate Faculty at Portland State University’s School of Music, and Artistic Director of the professional ensemble Choro in Schola. Before moving to Oregon, Chris spent 17 years as Director of Choirs at Arvada West High School in Colorado, where the programme became recognised for strong vocal training and ambitious repertoire. Chris is also an in-demand clinician and guest conductor, and writes/publishes choral works for a range of ensembles and voicings.

https://www.chrismaunu.com

Guest appearance on:

Ep #08: Chris Maunu: Practical Techniques for Clearer Choral Tone