Position:
President and Artistic Director at Chicago Children's Choir
Industry:
Nonprofit Organization Management
Work:
Chicago Children's Choir
since 1998
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President and Artistic Director
Education:
Harvard Business School 2012
Executive Education
DePaul University
B.A.
Northwestern University
M.A.
Honor & Awards:
Josephine received a Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award for the 2008 documentary Songs on the Road to Freedom. In 2008, she received the 3Arts Artist Award and in 2006 was named “Chicagoan of the Year in the Arts” by Chicago Tribune. Most recently, Josephine directed and produced the new Chicago Children's Choir studio recording, Holiday Harmony.
In June 2002 Chorus America named Josephine the first Robert Shaw Conducting Fellow, which honors the great conductor’s legacy in the choral arts by supporting the professional development of outstanding, emerging conductors who will exemplify the highest standards of choral performance. In 2007, she was honored as a Distinguished Musician by The Union League Club of Chicago and in 1995 received the Union League Civic & Arts Foundation award in piano performance.