Meet the Board
Samantha Gordon
Conductor
Samantha Gordon is a conductor and singer originally from Denver, Colorado. She holds a Master of Music in Choral Conducting and a Bachelor of Music in choral music education from Brigham Young University, studying under Dr. Andrew Crane and Dr. Brent Wells. She is currently the director of choirs at Pleasant Grove High School, and serves on the Utah board of the American Choral Directors Association. She is thrilled to begin directing the Mapleton Chorale in Fall 2026! As a vocalist, Samantha has appeared as a soloist with the BYU Singers, Aspen Chorale & Orchestra, West Jordan Symphony, Wasatch Chorale, and Ensign Singers. She also sings with the six-voice early music consort Sound of Ages, the Cathedral of the Madeleine choir, and is regularly contracted as a professional ensemble singer and recording artist across Utah. Additionally, Samantha has been selected for choral singing intensives including the Seraphic Fire Professional Choral Institute, the International Choral Academy at the University of Minnesota, the Spire Chamber Ensemble Choral Conducting Workshop, and BYU's residency program with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale.
Emily Marshall
Assistant Conductor
Emily joined Mapleton Chorale as a singer in 2017 and was honored to accept the position of Assistant Conductor in 2022. Her love of music began at a very young age. Through her childhood and teenage years, she loved performing, composing, arranging, accompanying, and competing. Her deep love of choral music began at an early age as well, and was solidified during her studies at BYU, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in English with a minor in Music. Since then, she has enjoyed her work as a private piano teacher, professional accompanist, and as the director of various church choirs for over 15 years. In addition to Mapleton Chorale, she has also sung most recently with Intermountain Choral Artists and Da Pacem. Music is one of her greatest joys, and she believes that it has the power to help us feel and express things that can't be felt or expressed in words. It also connects people to each other and to God, and brings beauty into our lives. When she is not doing something musical, Emily enjoys playing sports (especially Pickleball), martial arts, reading, hiking, traveling, crocheting, Duolingo, playing board games, watching movies, and especially spending time with her 5 kids and her wonderfully supportive husband Jon.
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Secretary
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Treasurer
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