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Robert C. Johnson

Inducted September 21, 2018 

Education:

  • BA, Concordia College-Moorhead, 1970

Accomplishments/Work History:  

  • St. Olaf College Manager of Music Organizations, 1978-2015
  • Led St. Olaf Music Ensembles through Europe and Asia on many international performance tours
  • Emmy 2014 – Production/concert manager for PBS special “Christmas in Norway with the St. Olaf Choir”
  • Re-established the St. Olaf Records label enabling the college to re-enter the recording business
  • ACE Award (Advocate for Choral Excellence) 2015 – American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)-Minnesota
  • Founder of the College Music Tour Managers Association, 1990
  • Served as Vice-President that brought the 2002 World Symposium on Choral Music to Minneapolis
  • Ensured that the St. Olaf Christmas Festival was filmed every four years to air on public television (PBS)

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