Rachel Morgan Im was appointed Artistic Director of CCM in June 2023 and brings a wealth of experience working with children's choruses and in music education at all levels.
Since 2010 she has served as a conductor with the Children's Chorus of Carroll County (CCCC), where she directs both the advanced auditioned ensemble (10th-12th grades) and the early intermediate ensemble (4th-6th grades). She has led CCCC ensembles to win numerous awards at choral festivals and adjudications, and she has co-directed their touring ensembles that have performed in prestigious venues in both the United States and Europe.
In 2022, Rachel also became conductor of the York County Junior Honors Choir, comprised of advanced 7th-9th grade singers from across York County in Pennsylvania. Other organizations with which she has held conducting and teaching contracts include Lamplight Artists, the National Christian Choir, the Maryland Academy of Dance, and Carroll Community College.
Rachel was a school vocal music teacher from 2005-2020, during which time she earned elite recognition as Teacher of the Year 2015 Finalist for Carroll County Public Schools and was honored with the prestigious Outstanding Teacher Award presented by the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce. During her years in the classroom, Rachel taught music at every single grade level and in both public and private school settings. She also served in numerous leadership positions at school and county levels.
Rachel holds a Master of Music degree in Music Education from the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Music Education from the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music in Illinois. Additionally, she has completed 40 graduate credits centered on world and folk arts, diversity, and pedagogy at McDaniel College in Maryland. Rachel also began pursuing a Kodaly certification in July 2023 at the American Kodaly Institute at Loyola University.
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