Dr. Greg Zielke is Professor of Music and the Director of the Music Program at Grace University in Omaha, Nebraska. He began teaching at Grace University in 1991. He directs the Grace Chorale, the Community Chorus, and the Women’s Choir. In addition, he teaches conducting, choral methods, church music, and private voice.

Dr. Zielke received the Bachelor of Arts in Music Education (BA) from Tabor College, the Master of Music Education (MME) from Wichita State University, and the Doctor of Musical Arts in conducting (DMA) from the University Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). His conducting teachers include Dr. Harrison Boughton and Dr. Eph Ehly. He is a member of NATS and NMEA and serves as chair of the Repertoire & Standards Committee for Music and Worship for the Nebraska ACDA.

Dr. Zielke enjoys conducting choral festivals, adjudicating music contests, and leading workshops on music and worship. He served as the Artistic Director of Voices of Omaha for seven years and is currently the Director of Music at Community Bible Church in Omaha. In June 2002, Greg was appointed to the position of Artistic Director and Conductor for the Omaha Symphonic Chorus.

Recently, Dr. Zielke completed a sabbatical where he was a guest of Craig Jessop, Director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Kathy Romey, Director of the Minnesota Chorale.

Greg’s family is also active with choral music. Daughter, Mikaela, sings in school choirs in Millard and in the Nebraska Children’s Chorus, daughter, Mackenzie, is currently a music student at the University of Missouri at Kansas City and wife, Tamara, is an elementary music specialist for Millard Public Schools.

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