Joanne Clark

Dr. Joanne Vollendorf Rickards Clark is the Minister of Organ and director of the Bach Choir at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church and Cooordinator of Sacred Music and Chair of the Music Department at Marygrove College in Detroit, Michigan. A long time musician in the Detroit area she has taught at The University of Detroit-Mercy, and Wayne State University and was formerly the Minister of Music at Christ Episcopal Church-Detroit . Under the direction of Dr. Clark the Christ Church choir performed at Regional American Choral Directors Conventions, and at the Midwest Music Educators Convention. She has been a featured speaker at professional music organizations and community groups all over the country speaking on Russian Orthodox Liturgy, Professional Concerns for musicians, music for special services, and music by women composers.