The conductor of Via Vitae is Lars Kristian Håkestad. He was one of the main people to start the choir back in 2004. He is born in 1983 and has his teaching education from Tromsø and his music education from Agder University where he studied classical singing with singing teacher Neil Mackie. Lars Kristian is also hired as a singer in Kristiansand Soloistchoir.

If you want to contact our conductor you can send an e-mail to dirigent(a)viavitae.no.

Lars Kristian has conducted several choir in the past few years. Here is a list of choirs he conduct and sings in:

As conductor:
- Via Vitae (2004 – )
- Søm churchchoir (2007 – )
- Kristiansand Chamber- and Operachoir (2010 – )

As a singer:
- Kristiansand Solistensemble (2006 – )

Earlier he has been in these choirs:

As conductor:
- Aurora Borealis (Tromsø)
- Lund Churchchoir (Kristiansand)
- Syng Heftig (Kristiansand)

As a singer:
- MIMAS (Dir.: Ragnar Rasmussen)
- Kristiansand Cathedral choir (Dir.: Andrew Wilder)
- Sankt Mikaels Boyschoir (Dir.: Kjell Håkestad)
- Tromsø Cathedral Boyschoir (Dir.: Paul Gunnar Staff og Ivar Solberg).
- Cantus Aeterna (Dir.: Arne Hadland)
- SKRUK (Dir.: Per Oddvar Hildre)