Director leads choir with a strong voice

By Monica Orosz

 

CHARLESTON, SC — The story goes that Anton Armstrong first heard the renowned St. Olaf College Choir when his mom decided that performance would be a better use of his time than attending a Moody Blues concert for which he had tickets.

 

The story is true, Armstrong said, one of those many examples where Mom knows best. Some 40 years later, Armstrong leads the 75-voice a cappella ensemble of Minnesota’s St. Olaf College.

Armstrong said when he was 13 or 14, he didn’t appreciate his mother’s decision much. A veteran of the American Boychoir, he was passionate about choral singing, yet he had plenty of other interests.