The Muskegon Chamber Choir was founded by David Wikman its present Music Director and Conductor as a sixteen-voice ensemble in the Fall of 1963.  The first purpose of the group was to audition for a place in a summer music festival in Northern Michigan.  While the choir was accepted, the festival never got off the ground so rehearsals were halted.  After a few months the singers persuaded Wikman that they had something too precious to let go.  Rehearsals began again and the Choir’s first concert was given in April of 1964.

David Wikman, Music Director, is a native of Muskegon and a product of the Muskegon Public Schools.  His undergraduate work was completed at Hope College and his Master of Music degree is from Western Michigan University.  Additional conducting studies were completed under Herbert Butler, Kenneth Schermerhorn, and Robert Shaw.