Andrew Schmidt, PhD

Music Director & Conductor Summer Singers of Atlanta

Andrew Schmidt, PhD is the Music Director of the Summer Singers of Atlanta. He was named a Fellow of the Institute for Healthy Singing in 2020. Andrew serves as a music specialist and team-lead at the Midtown International School in Atlanta, GA.  Andrew completed his PhD in Music Education at Georgia State University in 2024. He holds a M. M. in Choral Conducting from the University of Washington under the tutelage of Dr. Geoffrey Boers and Dr. Giselle Wyers, as well as a B.M.E. from Northwestern University, Evanston, Il. 

Andrew is also a freelance bass with professional choirs like Kinnara, The Thirteen, and The Crossing. He can be found on recordinds by both Kinnara (Provenance) and The Thirteen (Truth & Fable).

As the former Music Director of The New South Festival Singers, Andrew was invited to sing at the Piccolo-Spoleto festival in Charleston, SC for three consecutive seasons. He has conducted ensembles in the states of Washington, New Mexico, and Georgia, and is a sought-after clinician and pedagogue.

Andrew Schmidt's work with the Masterworks Chorale (Belleville, IL) was aired on St. Louis Public Radio's "Cityscape". Additionally, he has conducted at the Sarteano Chamber Choir Festival, Princeton Festival, National Conductor's Symposium, Rodney Eichenberger Conducting Workshop, Atlanta Summer Conducting Institute, and Montreal Choral Masterclass. His work with Dr. Heather Garbes and Dr. Duane Karna for the published book, The Use of IPA in the Choral Rehearsal (Scarecrow Press).

Andrew held a University of Washington FLAS (Foreign Language Area Studies) Fellowship for Estonian and Baltic/Western European Studies. He was also the recipient of a U.S. Student Fulbright Fellowship to Estonia where he lived, studied, and researched in Tallinn, Estonia as well as sang and toured with Tallinna Kammerkoor. He has also sung with nationally renowned groups like Seattle Pro Musica (Dir. Karen P. Thomas), the Kinnara Ensemble (Dr. J.D. Burnett), and The Esoterics (Dir. Eric Banks), and worked as a soloist with choirs throughout the Pacific Northwest and Central Midwest regions.

Andrew currently resides in Atlanta, GA with his husband Cory and dog Atticus.

Contact Andrew Phillip Schmidt anytime at ASchmidt@FestivalSingers.org.