Mattie Banzhaf has directed the South Congregational Church choir in Granby since 2011, after directing choirs at the Unitarian Society of Hartford, West Avon Congregational Church, and Dartmouth College. She has taught music in Vermont and also at schools in Ledyard, Simsbury, and Farmington, Connecticut, and now accompanies Suzuki string classes at The Hartt School Community Division. She leads a weekly madrigal sightsinging group in West Hartford and is a member of Celesti Sondato, HCD's community chorus. Originally from The Bronx, New York, she holds degrees from Vassar (AB) and The Hartt School (MMus).