Anne Van Deusen is a music director, pianist, accompanist and vocal coach in and around the Milwaukee area. Specializing in her ability to break open the text, Anne enjoys working with performers of all ages and all abilities. She thoroughly enjoys the collaborative process between the leadership team, the cast and crew and delights in helping young artists discover their talents and passion. In her day job, Anne is the Director of Liturgical Music at St. Mary's Church in Hales Corners, where she started a middle school mass choir "Jammin' 4 Jesus".

Music-directing companies include: Skylight Music Theatre, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, DSHA Community TheatreWorks, In Tandem Theatre, Off the Wall Theatre, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin Lutheran College, Whitefish Bay High School, Wisconsin Hills Middle School, Brookfield Elementary School.

Music-directing credits include: Violet, The Story of My Life, Spring Awakening, Les Miserables, Ragtime, Peter Pan, Into the Woods, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown.

Anne spoke with us about music directing for young performers.