She has been the accompanist for the North Central College Women's Chorale
directed by Dr. Ramona Wis since its inception eleven years ago.
Mrs. Vanderwall frequently appears as a vocal and instrumental accompanist in the Chicago area and has experience as a chamber musician. She and her husband, Timothy, have two grown children and reside in Dwight, Illinois.
Barbara Vanderwall holds a Bachelor of Music degree from North Central College and a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. While at the University of Cincinnati, she was an accompanying assistant for the voice department, working with Dr. Robert Evans, and studied piano with Jeanne Kirstein. Mrs. Vanderwall is an Instructor of Piano at North Central College and also serves as the Piano Studies Coordinator for the Music Department.