Sarah Kaufold

Sarah Kaufold is an experienced conductor, singer, and music educator who advocates for inclusion on the podium, within the choral ensemble, and in the choir folder.  As Founding Artistic Director for Consonare Choral Community, a nonprofit organization created in 2018 to build community through choral music, Sarah currently manages the organization and conducts:  Voices of Concinnity, a professional vocal chamber ensemble; Choir Matrix, a women’s choir; and Consonare Community Choir, a mixed choir.  Over her career, Sarah has directed choirs for singers of all ages and abilities in various settings, including church choral programs for children and adults, middle and high school music classes, collegiate choirs, adult community programs, and at the professional level. 

Recently, Sarah has conducted operas, taught Choral Literature and Conducting at local universities, written numerous arts grants, sings professionally, and directs a mentorship program to amplify female conductors. This past year, her debut album with Voices of Concinnity, “Awaiting Golden Light,” received a Gold Medal from the Global Music Awards. Her philosophy on inclusive practices in choral settings and gender-balanced programming has earned invitations as a choir consultant in addition to presenting interest sessions at conferences. 

With a M.M. in Choral Conducting from University of Connecticut, extensive graduate choral conducting from Cal State Los Angeles, and B.A. in Psychology from Cal Poly Pomona, Sarah will begin a doctoral program in conducting at the University of Connecticut this Fall 2025.  Now that two of her three kids are off to college, she enjoys photography, traveling, and hiking.