Tenesa Rasmussen is in her eighth year as Artistic Director for YG. A choral director and music educator who has trained youth and adult church choirs, middle school, high school and college ensembles, she has also worked as vocal coach and choreographer for musical theater productions. She currently is Head Choir Director at Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas, and just completed writing choral curriculum for the district.

In addition to choral conducting, Rasmussen has taught music history, music theory and private voice, at the college level. She has performed with Mesquite Civic Chorus, The Classical Chorus of Abilene, and Evening Song Choir. Rasmussen is also a Sibelius music software trainer and a Folk Harpist.

Mrs. Rasmussen is a Texas educated musician, holding a Bachelors degree in Music Education and a Masters degree in Music History from Southern Methodist University. She studied advanced choral directing with Lloyd Pfautsch and Constantina Tsolainu. Honored as a member of Mu Phi Epsilon music fraternity and Golden Key Honor Society, she received the prestigious Herbert Turrentine award for excellence in Music History, Thesis. She has published in Southwestern Musician, the journal of TMEA.

Rasmussen says YG is a personal passion that is quickly becoming the premier focus of her musical life, and she is very enthusiastic about expanding it to include a high school-age Youth Chorus. She also enjoys her nine grandchildren, one great-grandson and assisting her husband of 40 years with his Santa activities.