Staff

Dr. Michael Culloton

Artistic Director and Conductor

Michael Culloton is an associate professor of music at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., where he is the director of choral activities, conductor of The Concordia Choir, and the Paul J. and Eleanor Christiansen Chair of Choral Music. Culloton teaches vocal music education and church music courses, serves as a campus supervisor of student teachers, and advises the student chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. Along with his duties at Concordia and with the Minnesota All-State Lutheran Choir, Culloton is the artistic director and conductor of the Fargo-Moorhead Choral Artists and conductor of the Trinity Lutheran Church Cathedral Choir. Prior to this appointment, Culloton served as the associate director of choirs at Concordia College for eight years, conducting the Chapel Choir, Cantabile, and Kantorei. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., where he studied with René Clausen, and his Master of Music degree from the University of Arizona, where he studied with Maurice Skones. Culloton completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree through North Dakota State University, where he studied with Jo Ann Miller and Michael Weber. He lives in Moorhead with his wife Brynn, who works in the Admission Office at Concordia, and their daughters, Eleanor and Miriam.

Greta Nelson

Assistant Conductor and Dean of Students

Greta Nelson is the 9-12 choral director at Webster City High School in Webster City, Iowa. She is an active member of the Fort Dodge Choral Society, Webster City Community Chorus, and sings in a local worship band. Nelson has a deep connection with the Minnesota All-State Lutheran Choir. She was a singer in 2014 and 2015, and a section leader in 2018 and 2019. When the program transitioned to be an affiliate of Concordia College, she helped oversee this changeover. She earned her Bachelor of Music Education degree from Wartburg College in Waverly, IA where she studied with Dr. Lee Nelson and Dr. Nikki Bakko Toliver.

Andrew Steinberg

Accompanist

Andrew Steinberg is sanctuary worship director and organist at Trinity Lutheran Church and choral department accompanist for Concordia College, Moorhead. Steinberg holds a master’s degree in organ performance and a certificate in liturgical studies from Colorado State University, Fort Collins, studying with Dr. Joel Bacon. Steinberg is a graduate of Concordia College, studying with Peter Nygaard. Steinberg is frequently called on as a soloist as well as a collaborative accompanist in instrumental and choral activities featuring organ, harpsichord, and piano.

Steinberg has served as organist and worship director at congregations in the Twin Cities, Fort Collins, and the Fargo-Moorhead area. He helped develop and run the Celebration of Organ Week in Fort Collins, which has brought world-class artists for a week of performing and teaching. He remains active as an organist, collaborative accompanist, and teacher. Steinberg is pursuing a doctorate in collaborative piano with Dr. Tyler Wottrich at NDSU.

Simon Fensom

Camp Chaplain

Simon Fensom has served as senior pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church of Moorhead since 2013. Originally born and raised in London, England, he emigrated to the United States with a degree in hospitality management. Ten years later, having become a Lutheran through marriage, Simon received his Master of Divinity degree from Luther Northwestern Seminary. Following ordination in 1991, he served three former parishes in southwest Minnesota where he first heard Minnesota All-State Lutheran Choir in concert and has been following them ever since.

Married for 35 years to Nancy who works for the Alzheimer’s Association, they have a son, Gregory, who is currently a senior at Concordia College in Moorhead, and a daughter, Catherine, at St. Catherine’s College in St. Paul. Both Gregory and Catherine are three-year alumni of Minnesota All-State Lutheran Choir.

Kristen Hatfield

MASLC Administrator

Email: hatfield@cord.edu

Wyatt Steinke

MASLC Tour Manager

Email: wsteinke@cord.edu