Norm grew up on a farm in northwest Iowa, and for the first 7 years of his education, he attended a one-room schoolhouse near the farm. In the eighth-grade, when the consolidation of country schools began, he entered the town school in Sioux Center, Iowa. Norm became involved in music, and he sang in a male quartet named "Four of a Kind" while he was in high school. Norm attended Northwestern and Augustana Colleges for his bachelor's degree, and he then taught music and German at Madison High School in Madison, Minnesota.
In 1968, Norm was drafted into the U.S. Army, and he was sent off to Vietnam. He returned stateside to Ft. Hood, Texas, where he led the 2nd Armored Division Chorus and as a member of the 2nd Armored Division band. He returned to teaching music in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and in Urbana, Illinois, where he taught while working on his degree at the University of Illinois.
Norm has a Master's degree from the University of Minnesota, a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of Illinois, and he taught at Southwest State University in Marshall, Minnesota. Norm has a deep passion for music, and he has founded multiple choral music groups in his life.
In 1983 Norm moved to Colorado and had a fruitful 40-year career in business. Norm is married to Cathy, and they have two children and four grandchildren.
(This biography was written by Cathy Te Slaa and Caesar Orosco).
In 1968, Norm was drafted into the U.S. Army, and he was sent off to Vietnam. He returned stateside to Ft. Hood, Texas, where he led the 2nd Armored Division Chorus and as a member of the 2nd Armored Division band. He returned to teaching music in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and in Urbana, Illinois, where he taught while working on his degree at the University of Illinois.
Norm has a Master's degree from the University of Minnesota, a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of Illinois, and he taught at Southwest State University in Marshall, Minnesota. Norm has a deep passion for music, and he has founded multiple choral music groups in his life.
In 1983 Norm moved to Colorado and had a fruitful 40-year career in business. Norm is married to Cathy, and they have two children and four grandchildren.
(This biography was written by Cathy Te Slaa and Caesar Orosco).