Kathy Saltzman Romey is director of choral activities at the University of Minnesota and artistic director of the Minnesota Chorale, the resident chorus of the Minnesota Orchestra. She earned an artistic degree in choral conducting from the Frankfurt Musikhochschule in 1984 under Bach scholar Helmuth Rilling and serves as chorus master to Mr. Rilling each summer at the Oregon Bach Festival. Romey oversees the preparation of the JSB Ensemble for the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart and has also prepared programmes with the Westminster Symphonic Choir, Netherlands Radio Choir, Berkshire Choral Festival, Carnegie Hall Festival Chorus, and Grant Park Music Festival.