VICTORIA R. SIROTA served as Vicar of Church of the Holy Nativity, an Episcopal urban mission church in Baltimore, from 1995-2005. During this time, she helped found the Order of Urban Missioners as well as a community development corporation that has just completed construction of a $3.5 million arts and community center for the children of Park Heights. She holds degrees from Harvard Divinity School (M.Div.), Oberlin Conservatory of Music (B.Mus.), Boston University (M.Mus., D.M.A.) and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College. The Rev. Dr. Sirota has served on the faculties of Yale Divinity School, Yale Institute of Sacred Music, The Ecumenical Institute of Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary and University, and Boston University. Awards include the Bishop’s Award for Outstanding Ordained Ministry, the Ecumenical Service Award from the Central Maryland Ecumenical Council, the Newington-Cropsey Foundation Award for Excellence in the Arts, and the Dunning Distinguished Lecturer Award from the Ecumenical Institute of Theology. A former National Chaplain of the American Guild of Organists and former Chair of the Liturgy and Music Committee in the Diocese of Maryland, she frequently lectures, performs and preaches at conferences and conventions. She is the author of many articles and reviews, and is recorded on Northeastern and Gasparo Records. Her book Preaching to the Choir: Claiming the Role of Sacred Musician is available from Church Publishing.   Rev. Sirota has served as an Assistant Minister at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine since June 2006.