Handbell Choir Director
Heather Antonissen
I am a classical musician, writer, and teacher whose work is rooted in empowerment, joy, compassion, and encouragement. Whether conducting, performing, writing, or teaching, I am most drawn to places where meaning can be uncovered, deeper connections are made, and new ways of seeing become possible.
I direct the Clarion and Holy Ringer Bell Choirs and am a section leader in the Chancel Choir. I see music-making not simply as performance, but as a practice of attention and devotion: a way of listening more closely to one another and to the world around us. Across all of my work, I hope to cultivate greater curiosity, connection, understanding, and wonder, and to create spaces where people can encounter something meaningful together.
B.A., George Fox University
M.A., Interdisciplinary Arts in Vocal Performance and Choral Conducting, Oregon State University
M.A., Vocal Performance, New England Conservatory
I am always reading 5-6 books at a time
A Case for God by Karen Armstrong
Devotions by Mary Oliver
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
L'Ensorcelée by Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman
Writing, singing, hiking, reading, spending time with my husband, traveling