Meet Liz Olson

Liz Olson is a conductor, educator, and vocalist from Winston-Salem, North Carolina.  She is currently the Associate Director of Choral Activities at Lehigh University where she conducts the Dolce Treble Choir, assists the University Choir and Choral Union, and teaches Aural Skills and Music History. She is finishing her Doctoral Studies in Choral Conducting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. At UW-Madison, Olson worked with the Advanced Treble Choir and University Chorus.  Recently, she served as the Choral Clinician and Vocal Coach for UW-Madison's Summer Music Clinic.  Olson is engaged in research regarding the gender bias in choral higher education, and presented this research on a panel during the National American Choral Director's Association Conference in the spring of 2023.  She has earned degrees from the University of South Carolina (BM Music Theory) and the University of Colorado Boulder (MM Choral Conducting).  While in Boulder, she was the Music Director at Niwot United Methodist Church and the Director of the chorus at the University of Colorado Anschutz.  Upon graduation from the University of Colorado Boulder, Olson returned to South Carolina, teaching various levels of high school Chorus and International Baccalaureate Music in Hartsville, South Carolina.  She also served as the Choral Clinician for the ArtSummer Intensive Program and the Tri-District Arts Consortium in South Carolina. Olson has been and continues to stay committed to musical accessibility, and is excited to explore this concept further through Cheers, Madison!