Margi Derks Peterson

musician • composer • actress • teacher • author • accompanist

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Margi Derks Peterson participates in a variety of music jobs and activities in West Michigan. She accompanies ballet classes at Grand Valley State University and Grand Rapids Ballet, directs the children's, youth, and adult choirs at East Congregational Church, she teaches a middle school choir at UPrep Academy and general music for 3rd-5th graders at Coit for the Vocal Music Workshop, and she composes and arranges music for choirs, singers, and instrumentalists.

Margi has written the music for a 35-minute ballet of The Steadfast Tin Soldier and two books of piano music for ballet class, as well as numerous choral pieces, and two extended vocal solos, one for soprano and one for baritone. Margi sings with the Grand Rapids Chamber Choir.