Assistant Principal, Osgood Elementary- West Fargo, ND. 

Artistic Director of the Fargo Moorhead Youth Choir

Josh Dahl of Fargo, ND, has a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Concordia College, Moorhead, a Masters of Education from Southwest Minnesota State, a Masters in Educational Leadership from MSUM, as well as Kodaly certification from MSUM and Orff training from NDSU.  Mr. Dahl spent over 15 years teaching classroom music and choir in elementary schools in Grand Forks, ND, Lake Park, MN, and most recently in Fargo, ND.  Mr. Dahl currently serves as an elementary assistant principal in West Fargo, ND.  Mr. Dahl also works as the artistic director of the Fargo Moorhead Youth Choir and has directed a variety of festival choirs in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Nebraska.  

Dr. Michael J. Johnson serves as Director of Choral Activities and Vocal Music Education at Minnesota State University Moorhead. He directs the Concert Choir, University Choir, and Solfire while also teaching a range of choral and general music education courses. Previously, Dr. Johnson conducted choirs and taught conducting classes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting with a Composition minor. While at the University of Wisconsin, his doctoral research centered on the modern choral music of social justice. He also holds a Master of Music degree in Conducting from the University of Denver and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from Luther College. Dr. Johnson has taught K-12 music and choir in Minnesota and within an array of community, collegiate, and church choirs around the country. Dr. Johnson was the recipient of the 2020 Mullen Prize for composition and took first place in the 2018 ACDA conducting competition in Oklahoma City. He studied with Stefan Parkman as a 2019 Conducting Fellow for the International Choral Conducting Masterclass at Baylor University and was named a 2019 University of Wisconsin-Madison Honored Instructor by his students. He spends his free time biking, composing, and enjoying life with his wife Kelsey, son Shea, daughter Summer, and French bulldog Dot.

Bio taken from: https://www.mnstate.edu/academics/majors/music/faculty-staff/