Ken
Berg
A native of the Virginia / North Carolina region,
Ken Berg graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama
with a BME in 1977 and an MME in 1981. For 28 years he was the
Director of Choirs and Fine Arts Chairman at John Carroll High
School in Birmingham before retiring in 2005 to become the Music
Minister and Resident Composer at Mountain Brook Baptist Church.
(www.mbbc.org)
In 1978, Ken and Susan Berg were appointed Music Directors of
the Birmingham Boys Choir (www.birminghamboyschoir.com), a position
they still hold. They are the parents of two sons, Michael and
David; both fine musicians in their own right!
Ken has served as a State and Division officer with the American
Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and has also served on the
Training Courses Committee of the Royal School of Church Music
in America. In addition to touring extensively throughout Europe
and North America, his choirs have sung at ACDA, OAKE and MENC
State, Division and National Conventions.
Ken often serves as clinician and adjudicator
throughout the U.S. His music is published with Carl Fischer,
Chorister’s
Guild, Colla Voce, Emerson Music, Hal Leonard, Kjos Music, MorningStar
Music Publishers, National Music Publishers, Pavane Music, Santa
Barbara Music Publishers and Walton Music. He enjoys writing,
yard work and ballroom dancing with Susan!
Ken’s email is ken@birminghamboyschoir.com
Choral
music by Ken Berg