The conductor of the Vox Aurea choir, Sanna Salminen, works as a university teacher in Music Pedagogy under the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Jyväskylä. She graduated with a master’s degree from the University of Jyväskylä in 2000. Her main subject was Music Education and during her studies she specialized in conducting and multicultural music. She has performed and led various instrumental and vocal groups, for example medieval and renaissance music, Thai music, Arabic music, Klezmer music, Finnish folk music, classical music and pop music.

Salminen was the voice trainer and assistant conductor of Musica Chamber Choir and Vox Aurea Children’s Choir from 1998 to 2006. She also started and conducted Ruamjai youth choir from 2000 to 2009. Sanna Salminen has worked as a researcher and a teacher in a co-operation project with the Department of Music in South Africa since 2000. Her licentiate thesis from the field was completed in 2004. Salminen’s main instruments are the viola, the violin and the medieval fiddle. She is also known for making school music books, arrangements and compositions.