Peter Schleif is currently in his 19th year of teaching choral music. He has directed school, church and community choirs in Colorado, North Dakota and Minnesota. Schleif received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, where he studied with René Clausen and a Master of Arts degree from St. Mary's University. He is a member of ACDA and MMEA. He is currently the director of choirs at Faribault High School  as well as the Senior Choir Director and Co-Director of Music at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Northfield, MN. He lives in Northfield with his wife Lori and sons Isaac and Ian.