Lynn M. Brinckmeyer is Professor of Music and Associate Chair of the Department of Music at Eastern Washington University. Her degrees include a Bachelor of Science in Education and Master of Music Education from Eastern New Mexico University, and a Ph.D. in Music Education from The University of Kansas. She taught elementary music and middle school choir in New Mexico.

Dr. Brinckmeyer is one of the two final candidates for the office of National President of MENC: The National Association for Music Education. She has recently completed a two-year term as President for the Northwest Division of MENC and will remain on the Northwest Division Board as Immediate Past President. Other recent offices include Music Educators Journal Editorial Board, WMEA General Music Curriculum Chair, MENC 2001 Music In Our Schools Month Music Selection Committee, and the Choral Session Committee for the 2002 MENC National Convention.

Dr. Brinckmeyer received both the PTI Excellence in Teaching Award and the CenturyTel Award for outstanding faculty at Eastern Washington University. This spring she will conduct the Idaho Music Educators Association Elementary All-State Honor Choir. She directs the Eastern Washington University Concert Choir and is the founding director of the South Hill Children's Chorus in Spokane. Dr. Brinckmeyer has lectured, given master classes and performed vocal recitals across the United States and in Korea, Taiwan, Amsterdam, Italy and the British Isles. Conducting venues include the WMEA Elementary All State Choir, Festival of the Arts, Mountain Treble Choir Festival, Bi-County Gala Concert, Panorama Choral Festival, Gem State High School Girls Choral Festival, EWU Men's Honor Choir, EWU Women's Honor Choir, and the Pocatello Junior High Girls Choral Festival. She is also active in community theatre.

Click her to see photographs of Lynn Brinckmeyer rehearsing and performing Concert 1.