SPMS Choral Director
Mrs. Arden Pelletier
Arden Pelletier is a soprano, pianist, and music educator with a diverse ensemble, solo, and classroom background. She graduated from the University of Delaware School of Music in 2022 with a major in vocal music education and a minor in piano performance.
Over the years Arden has been recognized at numerous competitions and festivals. She was chosen as a winner of the 2017 NVMTA Sonata Festival, won 3rd place at 2016 NVMTA Voice Achievements Competitions, and was given honors at VANATS in 2015. Arden has also been a member of many elite choirs including the University of Delaware Chorale and the Delaware Choral Scholars. She has performed in the U.S. and abroad, including with Jesus College Choir at the University of Cambridge and with the Delaware Choral Scholars at the Llangollen Choir of The World competition in 2023, where the ensemble won the open division and was named runner-up in the finals. Arden currently sings with LUX, a professional choral ensemble based out of Hyattsville, MD.
Arden has taught piano and voice in many different individual, small group, and classroom settings. She has taught both online and in-person lessons in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. Arden has also interned at the Choir School of Delaware and has had multiple classroom teaching experiences through student teaching, winter shadowing, summer camps, and volunteer work.