Sunderman Conservatory of Music

Dr. Robert Natter is associate professor of music and Director of Choral Activities at Gettysburg College, where he has taught since 1998. He conducts the Gettysburg College Choir, Concert Choir, Audeamus (upper-voice choir), and Camerata (vocal chamber ensemble), and teaches conducting.

The Gettysburg College Choir and Camerata have toured widely in the eastern United States, and internationally to destinations such as Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Brazil, and Canada. They toured to Nicaragua on four occasions since 2000, using a model that combines performance with cultural engagement. The College Choir has also performed for state conferences of the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association and American Choral Directors Association.

Natter has research interests in music technology, developing software called ChoralWorks that helps singers learn music (https://choralworks.sites.gettysburg.edu). He is active as a choral clinician and guest conductor in the region, and serves on the executive board for the Eastern Division of the American Choral Director's Association. Natter earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in music from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and a D.M.A. in choral conducting from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.