Vicki Nurre (BM in music composition, MM in flute performance University of Kansas) was a staff accompanist for the Indianapolis Children's Choir from 1994-2001. As such, she created several original works and arrangements for the choir. While in Indianapolis, she also created and administrated the first instrumental program for a local private high school. Ms. Nurre has written a handbook, Accompanying and the Choir: A Guide for Accompanists and Conductors to Artistic Choral Accompanying. She currently resides in the Seattle, Washington area where she works with the Columbia Children's Choir and maintains a private studio for flute and piano instruction.