Long Bio

Dr. Sean Vogt moved from the border of Minnesota & Wisconsin to accept two national search positions in Atlanta: Director of Music at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church; Director of Choral Activities at Clayton State University where he also serves as conductor of the Spivey Hall Masterworks Chorus. He holds a DMA in choral conducting from Michigan State University and an MM in choral conducting from the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University.

Prior to CSU, he served as Choirmaster at the Cathedral of Saint Paul, Mother church for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis, overseeing a program that sang the highest caliber of sacred music. With twenty years of orchestral conducting experience, he also served as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Minnetonka Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Vogt has also prepared choirs for orchestral performances for several national and international conductors.

Prior to his appointments in Minnesota, Dr. Vogt was Director of Choral Activities (tenured) and Department Chair at Mount Marty College. Here the choral program grew from 7% to 20% campus-wide, received multiple orchestral invitations, and was a national semi-finalist for the American Prize in Music. As an administrator, Dr. Vogt successfully grew scholarships, in quantity and dollars, and was regularly sent by the Office of Advancement for fundraising. Sean also has ten years of administrative and artistic experience with non-profit/501c3 organizations.

As an organist, Dr. Vogt has performed at national conventions of the OHS (Organ Historical Society), NCCO (National Collegiate Choral Organization), ACDA (American Choral Directors Association), as well as solo performances at St. Stephen’s Cathedral (Vienna), St. Cuthbert’s (London), The National Cathedral (D.C.), and several other national and international venues. With decades of experience vocal coaching and accompanying voice studios, he is often hired regionally and nationally as a collaborative keyboardist for vocalists, choirs, and instrumentalists. He worked on a doctorate in organ at the University of Iowa; MM organ – Southern Methodist University; BA – Central College; Diploma – Haarlem Internationale Zomeracademie voor Organisten (The Netherlands).