Esther Rhoades is the Artistic Director of Grand Monadnock Youth Choirs.  She directs the GMYC choirs, with ensembles rehearsing in Peterborough and Keene.  Her energetic teaching style, expertise in music, and infectious positivity allow GMYC singers to thrive and grow not only musically, but also as individuals. She also serves the Chamber Singers of Keene, an auditioned adult chamber choir, as their Director.

Esther has been immersed in choral music since childhood, which inspired her to complete a Bachelor’s of Science in Music from the University of Delaware.  While at UD, she was the student assistant choral director of the internationally renowned University of Delaware Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Paul D. Head.  She has also received training at Westminster Choir College.  After graduation, she taught public high school chorus and music classes in VT and NH.  Additionally, Esther was the Assistant Artistic Director and Conductor of the Children’s Chorus of Springfield in Massachusetts.  After returning to Keene, Esther served Keene Unitarian Universalist Church as their Choir Director, and the Monadnock Waldorf High School teaching the a cappella choir.
 
When you can’t find Esther making music, she is likely hiking, baking cookies, or playing outside with her husband, Jason, and three children.