Mr. Matthew Gerhold

Bachelors of Music - K-12 Vocal Music Education
(Concordia University, 2019)

Masters of Music - Voice Performance and Pedegogy
(University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2021)

Mr. Matthew Gerhold is the co-director of choirs and vocal music at LHS. Mr. Gerhold grew up in Atkins, Iowa, and has performed in honor choirs, musicals, operas, and as a soloist across the nation and overseas. Upon graduation, Mr. Gerhold moved to Seward, Nebraska to attend Concordia University for a Bachelors of Music in K-12 Vocal Music Education. After graduating CUNE in 2019, Mr. Gerhold earned his Masters of Music degree in Voice Performance and Pedagogy degree at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.

Mr. Gerhold taught at Colfax-Mingo Community School District for two years before coming to Lincoln High School. Mr. G is extremely proud to be a part of the LHS vocal music program and a member of the Lincoln community. Some of Mr. G’s hobbies outside of music include traveling, cooking, watching baseball, being outdoors, and spending time with family and friends. Go Railsplitters!

Francine Griffith

Collaborative Pianist for Lincoln

Mr. Brandon Record

Bachelor of Music - Music Education
(University of Sioux Falls, 2019)

Mr. Brandon Record grew up in Gillette, Wyoming, where he participated in honor choirs, musicals and sang as a soloist across the nation. Upon graduation, Mr. Record moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to attend The University of Sioux Falls for a Bachelors of Music Education with an Emphasis in Voice and Vocal Pedagogy.

After leaving Sioux Falls, Mr. Record moved to Des Moines to teach at Hiatt Middle School for two years and then moved to Lincoln High School in Fall of 2022.

Outside of his work at Lincoln, he is the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Des Moines Diversity Chorus, is a Teaching Artist and lessons teacher at City Voices and Drake University, and is a frequent Music Director at the Des Moines Playhouse and other Community Theatres.

When not teaching, Mr. Record loves to travel the world, direct musicals, act, cook, be outside, and be dog dad to the cutest dogs, Fynn and Theo.

Matthew Gerhold

Co - Director of Choirs and Vocal Music

matthew.gerhold@dmschools.org

Phone: 515-242-7500

Room: 2230/2234

Ms. Francine Griffith

Ms. Griffith has been the choral accompanist at Lincoln High since 2022.

She is a musician/educator in the Des Moines area. Some of her collaboarations include: staff accompanist at Drake University, private piano instructor, musical director and pianist/reptiteur for area theatre productions. Ms. Griffith earned her BME from Drake, studying piano with Chiu-Ling Lin, and has taught Elementry Music in the Waukee School system.