Aaron McDermid

Aaron McDermid is a conductor, singer, pianist, and composer, and is excited to be teaching at Lakeside Music Academy. Prior to coming to the Twin Cities, McDermid taught studio voice, piano, and guitar at the West Coast Music Academy in Los Angeles, was the Director of Choral Activities at the University of Jamestown, Artistic Director of the Tucson Masterworks Chorale & Orchestra, and Director of Choral Activities at Northfield High School. As a composer, McDermid’s choral works have been performed by choirs throughout the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia, including performances at ACDA National Conventions, the Kentucky, Nevada, Arkansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Tennessee All-State Choirs, as well as International Choral Festivals in England, Poland, Norway, Slovenia, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia, and Taiwan. McDermid received his DMA in Choral Conducting from the University of Arizona, an MM in Conducting from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota.