High School Director

Aaron Olson

Aaron R. Olson has served as the director of vocal music at Waconia High School in Waconia, MN since the Fall of 1998. Aaron directs three curricular concert ensembles as well as Applied Voice and a Music Appreciation and Music Theory class during the school day. He also directs the Select Chamber Choir and Power Company, Waconia High School’s “High Voltage” Show Choir which are offered as co-curricular ensembles. Prior to teaching in Waconia, he taught middle and elementary schools in Superior, Wisconsin for seven years.

Aaron is a member of MMEA, and ACDA where he has served as the state Repertoire and Standards chair for show choirs. Aaron has been a judge and clinician at several competitions and festivals in Minnesota and Iowa and was honored to serve as a Tenor section coach for the Minnesota All State Mixed Choir. He is also serving as interim director of the Faith Choir at Faith Lutheran Church in Waconia.

Originally from Bloomington, MN, Aaron R. Olson received his Bachelor of Music Education degree in 1991 from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire And his Masters Degree in Music Education at the University of Minnesota 2002.