Scott Hochstetler, DMA
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Scott Hochstetler, DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts), is the artistic director of Camerata Singers, a position he began in 2011. He is also Professor of Music at Goshen College, where he teaches and conducts in the choral, vocal, and opera/ musical theater areas. Previous appointments include Western Mennonite School (OR), the University of Michigan – Flint, and Corban College (OR).

Dr. Hochstetler is a diverse conductor, having successfully led church, school, college, and community ensembles, and worked with singers from novice to professional. Under his direction, the Goshen College Chamber Choir has performed on NPR and onstage with Bobby McFerrin and basso profundo Glenn Miller. Hochstetler led Vox Profundi (formerly the Goshen College Men’s Chorus) to an acclaimed performance at the ACDA regional convention in March 2012. Hochstetler is an active guest clinician and has led groups on tours throughout the USA and Canada. He most recently served as guest conductor for the 2020 District 2A Circle the State with Song middle school choir, and he served as guest conductor for the 2016 Mennonite Schools Council Choir Festival in Iowa, where he led over 400 high school students from 13 schools throughout the US and Canada. Hochstetler is the founder and music director for the annual Goshen College Low Voice Festival. He has also prepared choruses for performances with the symphony orchestras of Ft. Wayne, Toledo, Lansing, and Detroit, including the Verdi Requiem with the Ft. Wayne Philharmonic in 2015. In the areas of opera and musical theater, Hochstetler has served as music director and/or conductor for numerous productions including Orfeo ed Euridice, The Pirates of Penzance, Godspell 2012, Le Nozze di Figaro, and many more. Hochstetler serves as music director of the annual Goshen College Musical Theatre Camp.

Hochstetler holds a doctorate in choral conducting from Michigan State University, master’s degrees in conducting and voice from the University of Michigan, a master’s in education from Western Oregon University, and a BA in music and biology from Goshen College. He has studied conducting with David Rayl, Sandra Snow, Jonathan Reed, Jerry Blackstone, Theodore Morrison, and Kenneth Kiesler, and he has studied voice with Leslie Guinn, Stephen Lusmann, Doyle Preheim, Richard Fracker, and Anthony Frisell. Dr. Hochstetler lives in Goshen, Indiana with his wife Rachel and two children, Leah and Aaron. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking Thai food and riding his bike on the Pumpkinvine Trail.