Kurt Amolsch is the artistic director of Heritage Chorale. An accomplished pianist and conductor, he holds a B.A. summa cum laude from Concordia College, Ann Arbor, Michigan; a master of arts in piano performance from Eastern Michigan University; and a doctorate in musical arts in choral conducting from Michigan State University.
He has sung with the Robert Shaw Festival Singers in Quercy, France, participated in the Oregon Bach Festival in Eugene, Oregon, and conducted in the Lutheran Summer Music program for high school students.
From 1993 to 1999, Mr. Amolsch directed the Kapelle, Chamber Choir, and Festival Chorus at Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois. He currently serves as choral director at Grace Lutheran Church, LaGrange, Illinois. Mr. Amolsch is particularly skilled at programming. He gives keen attention to text and to carefully blended music styles in order to heighten the listening as well as the performing experience. His hope is that each concert will be deeply satisfying on many levels for both the audience and the performers.
Tehra Hiolski has served as accompanist for the Heritage Chorale since 1990. She teaches general music part time in the elementary school district of Oak Park, Illinois, accompanies many area musicians in both recital and competition, and serves as organist and pianist at Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Oak Park. She taught piano privately for 16 years and has also worked with the Merit music program in Chicago. A native of Oak Park, she received her degree in music education from Michigan State University.
