Melinda Ramseth Hoiland is Director of Children's Choirs at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Park Ridge, IL, where she directs two children's choirs, an Orff Ensemble, other instrumental groups and a summer music camp. She also coordinates worship for summer weekday services.

She has served as Children's Choir Director and Orff Program Director in congregations in St. Paul, Minnesota and St. Louis, Missouri and has taught music in public and private schools, community programs and in her own private flute studio. She has worked with children of all ages from pre-school through high school.

Melinda received a B.A. in Music Education from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota and a M.A. in Music Education with an emphasis in Orff-Schulwerk from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. She also studied Orff-Schulwerk in Salzburg, Austria in 1982, through a special program offered by Choristers Guild.

Melinda lives in Park Ridge, IL with her husband, Joel, their three children, Kiersten, Daniel and Britta, and their dog Oreo.



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