In addition to his duties at Coe, Dr. Falk is active as a clinician and adjudicator throughout the Midwest. A graduate of Macalester College (St. Paul, MN), Dr. Falk completed his Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting at the University of Minnesota and received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting and Pedagogy from The University of Iowa. His teachers include Timothy Stalter, Kathy Saltzman Romey, and Thomas Lancaster. Dr. Falk lives in Iowa City with his wife Dana and children, Zach and Lucy.