Rest, Renewal & Recreation

Dr. Andrew Last serves as the Director of Choral Activities at Luther College in Decorah, IA where he conducts the Nordic Choir, teaches conducting, and serves as the Artistic Director for the nationally broadcast Christmas at Luther. Last is part of an exciting choral program at Luther College that includes three choral faculty, nearly 500 singers, five choral ensembles, numerous regional and national ACDA convention performances. Last serves as the Camp Director for the Dorian Summer Music Camps that annually welcome over 700 campers to the Luther College campus each summer. Prior to his appointment at Luther, Last served on the voice faculty of Concordia University (NE).

Dr. Last holds a DMA in choral conducting from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He received his Master of Music from Northern Arizona University and his Bachelor of Arts in music education and voice from Luther College.

Ensembles under Last’s direction have been featured at both the 2016 regional ACDA convention in Sioux Falls and the 2017 national ACDA convention in Minneapolis. He is a frequent clinician and guest conductor around the United States and abroad.

Andrew Last joins an esteemed list of Cantabile guest clinicians: Weston Noble, Anton Armstrong, Sigrid Johnson, René Clausen, Brad and Beth Holmes, Mike Smith, Lee Nelson, Bruce Phelps, Lloyd Larson, David Cherwien, Matthew Culloton, Dwight Jilek, and Gary Walth.