Music Directors
Michael K. Santana, Music Director
Music Director, Michael K. Santana
Mr. Santana has been Director of the Chesapeake Choral Arts Society for 6 years. A gifted and highly versatile teacher of vocal music, he received his Bachelor’s degree from Longwood University in music education with a concentration in voice and piano. He was formerly the Director of Vocal and Keyboard Activities at the Suitland Performing Arts Center and has served as organist and choir director with several churches in southern Maryland and Virginia. He is currently the choir director for Pilgrim Church United Church of Christ in Silver Spring and head of Choral Activities at the College of Southern Maryland.
Peter Ullmann, Assistant Music Director
Assistant Music Director, Peter Ullmann
A 1999 graduate of Monmouth College with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Secondary Vocal Music Education, Peter spent seven years teaching grades 6-12 in the Chicago suburbs while simultaneously teaching at a local area college just outside of Chicago. Having relocated to Maryland, Peter has been a member of the Chesapeake Choral Arts Society since 2007 and Assistant Director since 2008. He lives in Waldorf and enjoys participating in a variety of fine arts opportunities.