Shapiro, Sarah

Sarah Shapiro

Sarah Shapiro is currently in her first year at Yale, pursuing a Master of Music in Choral Conducting. Originally from New York City and the Chicago suburbs, she was brought up in an Episcopal church choir through the Royal School of Church Music before attending St. Olaf College, where she holds a Bachelor of Music Education and K-12 teaching licensure. Sarah has attended a variety of summer music programs, including Aspen Music Festival, Interlochen Arts Camp, the Conductors Retreat at Medomak, and Amherst Early Music Festival. She has also been composing choral music for a decade and was recently named a National Finalist for the American Prize in Choral Composition for four of her pieces.