Karol Kinard Kimmell 
Choristers Guild Institute Co-Director

Karol recently retired from full-time church work, serving the last 26 years at All Saints’ Episcopal, Atlanta, GA, with a graded choir program, PreK-12th, of choral and handbell ensembles. She presents at conferences, directs honor and festival choirs nationwide, and is co-director and faculty member for Lutheridge Music Week in Arden, NC. She has taught pre-school music and elementary chorus and sung in professional choirs. Karol holds a degree in music education (organ) from Lenoir-Rhyne University in NC, and has certification in Kindermusic and Orff.