Lowell Brian Listerud

Background

Listerud, Lowell Brian was born on March 20, 1951 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Lowell Fred Listerud and Carol May (Tuttle) Alseth.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Mankato State University, 1973; Master of Music, Arizona State University, 1979; postgraduate, Arizona State University, since 1984; postgraduate, U. Montana, 1985-1989.

Career

Director, Presbyterian Church Choir, Wolf Point, Montana, 1974-1979; teacher music, Wolf Point H.S., 1974-1979; director handbell choir, Trinity Lutheran, Phoenix, 1989-1990; director choral activities, Great Falls (Montana) H.S., 1979-1980; director, Random Ringers Handbells, Missoula, Montana, since 1986; director choirs, Big Sky H.S., Missoula, since 1980. Director Aesirian Alumni Choir, Missoula, since 1991. Instructor Yung Network College, Beijing, 1998.

Adjudicator Montana H.S. Association, since 1979. Clinician district music festivals and honor choirs. Clinician N.W. Music Educators Regional Conference, Billings, Montana, 1979, N.W. Music Educators National Conference, Portland, Oregon, 1987, 93, American Choral Dirs.

Association, Spokane, 1982, Portland, 1984, Louisville, 1989, International Choral Director Exch., Germany,1988, Sweden, 1992, Argentina, 1994.

Achievements

• Lowell Brian Listerud has been listed as a noteworthy Choir director, music educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Montana Arts Council, Helena, 1985-1989. Member American Choral Dirs. Association (Montana president 1987-1989), Montana Music Education Association (business manager 1980-1985), Montana Education Association (faculty representative 1985-1987), International Federation Choral Music, American Guild of English Handbell Ringers (state chairman 1992-1994, clinician, historian N.W. region 1997, N.W. chair elect 1998), National Association Teachers Singing, Mankato State University Alumni Association, Arizona State University Alumni Association, Sons of Norway (president Normendon lodge 1997-1998), Good Samaritans, Carpenters for Christ, Phi Mu Alpha (pres.Lambda Tau chapter 1972-1973).

Interests

• Avocations: music, travel, building, running, tennis.

Connections

Married Christine Joyce Gunvaldson, August 24, 1973. Children: L. Jason, Bjorn C., SolveigC.

Father:

Lowell Fred Listerud Alseth

Mother:

Carol May (Tuttle) Alseth

Spouse:

Christine Joyce Gunvaldson

child:

SolveigC Listerud

child:

Bjorn C. Listerud

child:

L. Jason Listerud