Master Director, River City Sound
Specialty: Sound Category, Vocal Production, Accuracy/Tuning, Unit Sound, Expressive Singing, General performance readiness
Background Info and Experience: Master Director, 1997; Sound Judge, 2003 - present, Certified in 2014; Tenor, 2008 International Quartet Champions, Four Bettys; International Faculty, 2014 - present; Education Direction Coordinators, 2013 - 2018; Director Liaison of EDC for 2014/15 and 2015/16 fiscal years; President, Sweet Adelines International Board of Directors (IBOD) 2020 - present, Member IBOD 2012 - present (IBOD Secretary for 2014/15 and 2015/16 fiscal years); Degree in Music Education from the University of New Mexico 1982; Member of Sweet Adelines International since 1989, Elementary School General Music Teacher 1982 - 1986.
Chorus Affiliations and leadership roles: Country Chords Chorus, 1989 - 1993: Assistant Director, Section Leader, Board of Directors. Melodeers Chorus, 1993 - 1996: Associate Director, Section Leader, Music Librarian. Choral-Aires Chorus, 1996 - 2012: Frontline Director. River City Sound Chorus, 2008 - present: Frontline Director. Quartets - Four Bettys, 2004 - 2015; Spritzer, 2015 - 2018; Surround Sound, 1999-2003; Time Was, 1990-94
Coaching: quartets and choruses at all levels
Phone: 312-350-8137 Email: [email protected]
Background Info and Experience: Master Director, 1997; Sound Judge, 2003 - present, Certified in 2014; Tenor, 2008 International Quartet Champions, Four Bettys; International Faculty, 2014 - present; Education Direction Coordinators, 2013 - 2018; Director Liaison of EDC for 2014/15 and 2015/16 fiscal years; President, Sweet Adelines International Board of Directors (IBOD) 2020 - present, Member IBOD 2012 - present (IBOD Secretary for 2014/15 and 2015/16 fiscal years); Degree in Music Education from the University of New Mexico 1982; Member of Sweet Adelines International since 1989, Elementary School General Music Teacher 1982 - 1986.
Chorus Affiliations and leadership roles: Country Chords Chorus, 1989 - 1993: Assistant Director, Section Leader, Board of Directors. Melodeers Chorus, 1993 - 1996: Associate Director, Section Leader, Music Librarian. Choral-Aires Chorus, 1996 - 2012: Frontline Director. River City Sound Chorus, 2008 - present: Frontline Director. Quartets - Four Bettys, 2004 - 2015; Spritzer, 2015 - 2018; Surround Sound, 1999-2003; Time Was, 1990-94
Coaching: quartets and choruses at all levels
Phone: 312-350-8137 Email: [email protected]
