MUSIC EDITORS
Katie Houts
Katie Houts is the Sacred Choral and Curriculum Editor for Choristers Guild.Serving CG since 2013, Katie curates and edits sacred choral anthems, collections, musicals, curriculum, and teaching resources; she also serves on the faculty of the Choristers Guild Institute. She studied music at Wartburg College (Waverly, IA), where she majored in Church Music (Organ) and Religion. She has served in ELCA, UCC, and UMC congregations as Director of Music, Worship Curator, Organist, and Children's Choir Director.
Katie is a published composer, professional accompanist, and a frequent clinician at sacred conferences throughout the country. She serves on ACDA's National Committee for Composition Initiatives, which champions the work of living choral composers, and has been appointed to serve as the committee's National Chair beginning July 1, 2025.
Katie is based in Salt Lake City, where she leads choral ensembles throughout the community, including Rise Up Children's Choir - Utah's premiere contemporary vocal performance group for ages 6-18. She conducts RUCC's intermediate ensemble, Rise Up Ignite, and is the assistant director and accompanist for the advanced mixed children's choir. She also teaches music and directs the 5th and 6th grade choirs at Wasatch Charter School (Holladay, UT).
Victor C. Johnson
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Victor C. Johnson, a native of Dallas, Texas, is the School Choral Editor for SING!, our educational publishing division. A prolific composer and arranger, Victor has over 350 choral works, vocal solo books, and keyboard collections in print. Victor also serves at the Mixed Ensemble Director for the Dallas Symphony Children's Chorus, which provides a multi-tiered choral curriculum for children and youth grades 4-12.
From 2000-2018, Victor was a choral director at the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts (FWAFA). There, Victor directed the Academy Singers, Academy Men’s Choir and was Artistic Director of the Singing Girls of Texas and Children’s Choir of Texas.
Victor is in demand as a guest conductor, adjudicator, and clinician for music educators and students throughout the United States. He has conducted All-State and Regional Honor choirs in the U.S. and Canada. His professional affiliations include: American Choral Directors Association, Texas Music Educators Association, National Association for Music Education, Texas Choral Directors Association, ASCAP, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Inc.
Kathy Lowrie
Kathy Lowrie, handbell editor, has been with Choristers Guild since October of 1989. Her role has grown and developed through the years, and she currently serves as handbell editor, publication designer, and instrumental music editor. Prior to joining the Choristers Guild staff she was a music editor at Augsburg Fortress Publishers and a member of the Choristers Guild Board of Directors. In March 2023 she was elected Vice-Chair of the Handbell Industry Council.
She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the College of St. Catherine, where she received a BA with a major in music and a Certificate in Liturgical Music. Continuing studies have included courses at Westminster Choir College and level two certification in Orff-Schulwerk. Kathy has worked in the field of church music publishing for over forty years.
Through the years Kathy has also worked part-time as a church musician. She enjoys serving the local church through music ministry, and feels that maintaining this connection provides important insight for her publishing work.