Sarah Kaufold, Guest Chorale Conductor

Sarah Kaufold is an experienced conductor, singer, and music educator who advocates for inclusion on the podium, within the choral ensemble, and in the choir folder. As Founding Artistic Director for Consonare Choral Community, a nonprofit organization created in 2018 to build community through choral music, Sarah currently manages the organization and conducts: Choir Matrix, a womens choir; Consonare Community Choir, a mixed choir, and Voices of Concinnity, a professional vocal chamber ensemble. Voices of Concinnity’s debut album, “Awaiting Golden Light,” received a Gold Medal from the Global Music Awards. In addition to performing at Carnegie Hall and the American Choral Directors Association regional and state conferences, Voices of Concinnity has been named a national finalist in the 2025 American Prize Choral Performance.

Over her career, Sarah has directed choirs for singers of all ages and abilities in various settings, including church choral programs for children and adults, middle and high school music classes, collegiate choirs, adult community programs, and at the professional level. She has also conducted operas, taught Choral Literature and Conducting at local universities, written numerous arts grants, sings professionally, and manages a mentorship program to amplify female conductors. Her philosophy on inclusive practices in choral settings and gender-balanced programming has earned invitations as a choir consultant in addition to presenting interest sessions at choral and music education conferences.

With a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from University of Connecticut, extensive graduate choral conducting from California State University, Los Angeles, and B.A. in Psychology from California Polytechnic University, Pomona, Sarah will begin a doctoral program in conducting this Fall 2025 and has been invited to conduct at Carnegie Hall in Spring 2026. She enjoys hiking, photography, and traveling with her family. It has been a pleasure to work with the vibrant musicians of the Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale this spring.