Directors and Accompanists
Brett Krohn - Music Director
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North Suburban Concert Band
North Suburban Jazz Band Brett Krohn is a 30 year teaching veteran in the Minnesota public school system and the former director of the St. Cloud Municipal Band. Brett holds a Master of Music with an emphasis in Wind Band Conducting, a Bachelor of Music Education with an emphasis in K-12 Band, and a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science.
He loves to teach and inspire the musicians in his ensembles. His passion for them and the music-making they pursue together is evident through an energetic, demonstrative, prepared, and engaging delivery. Brett received several awards in his teaching career including the Excellence in Educational Leadership award from both Robbinsdale and Monticello Public Schools. |
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Brett retired from teaching in 2020 and is now the Tech & Creative Arts Associate Pastor at Riverside Church in Big Lake, MN.
Mr. Krohn's trumpet playing has taken him all over the world. Ensembles in which he has performed have traveled to 13 countries overseas and 44 states in the U.S. He is currently playing in his local church orchestra, subs in various ensembles around the Cities, and continues a long tenure of playing cornet and flugelhorn with the Lake Wobegon® Brass Band.
Mr. Krohn resides in Buffalo, MN with his wife and enjoys time spent with their 2 kids, their spouses and their grandsons.
Mr. Krohn's trumpet playing has taken him all over the world. Ensembles in which he has performed have traveled to 13 countries overseas and 44 states in the U.S. He is currently playing in his local church orchestra, subs in various ensembles around the Cities, and continues a long tenure of playing cornet and flugelhorn with the Lake Wobegon® Brass Band.
Mr. Krohn resides in Buffalo, MN with his wife and enjoys time spent with their 2 kids, their spouses and their grandsons.
Courtney Keenan-Young - Vocal Director
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North Suburban Concert Choir
North Suburban Vocal Jazz Ensemble Courtney Keenan-Young is an accomplished singer, pianist and music director. She holds a BA in Piano Performance and Vocal Performance from St. Mary’s University. Courtney has sung with Vocal Essence, Minnesota Chorale and the Together in Hope Choir where she had unique opportunity to meet and sing for the Pope in Rome. She is the Director of Music at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, a frequent soloist and cantor at the Basilica of St. Mary and is also the collaborative artist for the STMA Choirs. In addition, Courtney enjoys teaching privately in her studio of 30 musicians of all ages. In her free time, she enjoys keeping up with her 3 kids activities, fostering rescue dogs, and traveling with her husband, Ben, who is also a musician and teacher.
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Jeffrey A. Patry - Pianist
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North Suburban Concert Choir
Jeffrey A. Patry is currently the Director of Music Ministry and Organist at First Lutheran Church in Columbia Heights, MN. In addition, he is on the music staff of Normandale Community College as the staff accompanist and is also the collaborate pianist for the Cantabile and Concert Choirs of Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs of Bloomington, MN, The Edina Chorale of Edina, MN, and Bella Lumina Choir of Hopkins, MN.
A native of Hutchinson, KS; Jeffrey’s early organ study was with Mrs. Shirley Brandyberry. Jeffrey graduated from St. Olaf College with a B.M. in Organ Performance studying under Dr. John Ferguson and Mr. Douglas Cleveland. In 1998, he won second prize in the American Guild of Organists Regional Competition held in Wichita, KS. Jeffrey is frequently an organist/pianist for events in the Twin Cities and has recorded with MorningStar Music Publishers and Augsburg Fortress Publishers. He is a member of the Twin Cities Chapter of the American Guild of Organists where he serves as the Registrar, Chair of the Professional Development Committee and Placement Coordinator. He also serves as the secretary for the Association of Liturgical Ministers, treasurer for the Twin Cities Chapter of Chorister’s Guild and is a board member for Caritas Vocal Ensemble. |
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