Sort by Year Composed Title Duration Ensemble Type

Title	Ensemble Type	Composed	Duration	Media
Turtle Soup	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices		00:03:00
Holly and the Ivy	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices		00:03:00
Behold, thou art fair	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2010	00:05:00
Beauty is before me	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2010	00:03:00
Yonati (O my dove)	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2009	00:04:00
Sonus et vita	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2009	00:06:00
You have ravished my heart	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2008	00:05:30
Burning with ecstatic harmony	Keyboard	2004	00:11:00
How can I keep from singing	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2004	00:05:00
How can I keep from singing	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2003	00:05:00
Lux Lucis	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2003	00:10:00
Song of Myself	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2001	00:10:00
Ancient Souls	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2000	00:08:00
given for a time	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2000	00:06:00
Prayer of Black Elk	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1999	00:04:00
Prayer of Black Elk	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1999	00:04:00
For you shall go out with joy	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1997	00:04:00
Deep River	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1996	00:04:00
Ancestral hunt	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1996	00:06:00
Over the city	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1995	00:09:00
Over the city	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1995	00:09:00
Rhapsodic Ignition	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1995	00:07:00
Over the city	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1995	00:09:00
When night came...	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1994	00:14:00
Two Medieval Lyrics	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1994	00:06:00
Alnight by the rose	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1994	00:04:00
To Mistress Margaret Hussey	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1994	00:02:00
Two Spirituals	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1994	00:06:00
Deep River	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1994	00:03:00
I couldn't hear nobody pray	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1994	00:03:00
Sopravvento (Against the wind)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1994	00:10:00
When night came--	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1994	00:14:00
Clarion dances	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1993	00:12:00
Roundup	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1993	00:09:00
Psalm 75	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1993	00:04:00
Alnight by the rose	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1993	00:04:00
To Mistress Margaret Hussey	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1993	00:02:00
Westron wind	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1993	00:04:00
Nenana	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1993	00:06:00
Desert songs	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1992	00:10:00
Three medieval lyrics	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1992	00:10:00
Gloves, The	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1992	00:24:00
Set me as a seal	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1991	00:03:00
Coyote's tail : an opera for children in one act	Opera/Theater	1991	00:58:00
I will pour out my spirit	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1990	00:05:00
Elementi	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1990	00:11:00
I will pour out my spirit	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1990	05:00:00
Boxiana	Opera/Theater	1990	01:10:00
Father William	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1989	00:03:00
Jabberwocky	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1989	00:03:00
Speak roughly	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1989	00:03:00
Four Lewis Carroll Songs	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1989	00:12:00
I will pour out my spirit : anthem	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1989	00:05:00
There must be a Lone Ranger!	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1987	00:20:00
Brass Quintet Nr. 1	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1987	00:10:00
Cowboy songs	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1985	00:12:00
Four Delineations of Curtmantle	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1985	00:10:00
sam was a man	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1985	00:02:00
eyes to no one	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1985	00:02:00
spoke joe to jack	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1985	00:02:00
nobody loses all the time	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1985	00:02:00
if you can't eat	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1985	00:02:00
buffalo bill's defunct	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1985	00:02:00
Songs of love and silence	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1984	00:12:00
Metamorphoses on a Machaut Kyrie	Orchestra	1984	00:13:00
Kyrie and Transformations	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1984	00:12:00
Stabat mater	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1984	00:18:08
Four delineations of Curtmantle	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1984	00:10:33
Metamorphoses on a Machaut Kyrie	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1984	00:13:00
Folk songs	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1982	00:12:00
Folk songs	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1982	00:12:00
Echo: Metamorphoses on a Theme of John Barth	Orchestra	1981	00:09:00
Folk songs	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1981	00:12:00
Folk songs	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1981	00:12:00
Sonata for solo flute	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1977	00:10:00

 

Karen P. Thomas

Conductor • Composer

 

2323 NW 95th St. • Seattle, Washington 98117  USA

(206) 291-5876 • karen@karenpthomas.com

 

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS 

 2011                                       Almquist Choral Composition Award 

2010                            The American Prize Community Chorus, 2^nd place

 2009                            New York Treble Singers Composer’s Competition First Place

 2007                            Roger Wagner Contemporary Choral Composition Contest First Place

2006                            Vincent Brown Silliman Choral Anthem Competition

 2005                            Jezic Ensemble Composer’s Competition First Place

 2003                            Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence

2002                            International Alliance for Women in Music Theodore Front Prize

 2001                            Seattle Arts Commission Seattle Artists Award

 1999                            Seattle Arts Commission Seattle Artists Award

 1998                            Distinguished Alumna Award Cornish College of the Arts

 1997                            His Majestie's Clerkes Choral Composition Competition Second Prize

 1996                            ASCAP-Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music

1995                            Seattle Arts Commission Seattle Artists Award

 1994                            Oregon Bach Festival Composition Fellow

                                                Chorus of Westerly Conducting Fellow

 1993                            Delius Composition Contest First Place

                                                National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors Composition Contest

                                                Seattle Arts Commission Seattle Artists Award

                                                Roger Wagner Center Composition Competition

 1992                            Artist Trust GAP Grant

                                                Dorland Mountain Arts Colony Composition Fellow

 1991                            Washington State Arts Commission Artist Fellowship Award

                                                Melodious Accord Composition Contest

                                                King County Arts Commission Individual Artist Grant

                                                Seattle Arts Commission Individual Artist Grant

 1990                            National Endowment for the Arts Challenge III Grant (Goodwill Arts Festival co-recipient)

1988                            Seattle Arts Commission Individual Artist Grant

New Langton Arts (co-recipient)

 1987                            Artist Trust Fellowship

1984                            Northwest Chamber Orchestra Composers Forum Award

 1982                            American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Charles E. Ives Scholar

                                                Brechemin Foundation Scholar

  

 

COMMISSIONS

 

 2014                                       Association of Anglican Musicians

2013                                       Seattle Girls’ Choir • Plymouth Congregational Church • University Unitarian Church

2012                                       Pacific Musicworks, Stephen Stubbs • All Saints Episcopal, Pasadena • Seattle Pro Musica

2011                                       Choral Arts • Universal Language Project

2010                            Medieval Women’s Ensemble

 2009                            Augsburg Fortress Press

 

2008                            Seattle Pro Musica

 

2007                            John Potter (Hilliard Ensemble)

 

2004                            Seattle Pro Musica

 

2003                            Alliance World Festival of Women’s Singing

 

2002                            Joseph Adam, Cathedral Organist of St. James Cathedral

2001                            Seattle Arts Commission

 

2000                            Fondazione Donne in Musica, for the Grand Jubilee for the Year 2000 – Rome

 

1999                            University Unitarian Church

 

1998                            American Guild of Organists, 2000 National Convention • First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis

 

1997                            St. James Cathedral

 

1996                            The Prism Players • Peter S. Raible

 

1995                            Unitarian Universalist National Consortium • Seattle Arts Commission • Louise Marley

 

1994                            Seattle Arts Commission • Laura DeLuca • Louise Marley • Roger Cope

 

1993                            Ninth International Congress on Women in Music • Alaska State Council on the Arts •

 

1993                            National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors • Mercer Island Presbyterian Church

 

1992                            Clarion Brass Ensemble • Masterworks Choral Ensemble • Seattle Pro Musica

 

1991                            Cornish College • Duende • Marcia Bellamy • Washington State Arts Commission

 

1990                            National Endowment for the Arts (Goodwill Arts Festival co-recipient) • Pollack/McGee

 

1989                            St. James Cathedral

 

1988                            Seattle Arts Commission • New Langton Arts (co-recipient)

 

1987                            Artist Trust • Soundwork • Emerald City Brass Quintet • St. James Cathedral

 

 

MAJOR PERFORMANCES OF COMPOSITIONS

 2013                                       Pacific Musicworks and Steven Stubbs, Seattle

American Choral Directors Assn, National Conference, Dallas

Alaska All-State Music Festival

Portland Vocal Consort; Portland, OR

Seattle Girls’ Choir; Seattle

                                                                Bowers/Nelson Duo; Lynnwood, WA

Seattle Pro Musica; Seattle & touring performances (1989-2013)

 

2012                                       Amuse Singers; New York, NY

American Choral Directors Assn, NW Division Conference, Seattle

University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club; Ann Arbor

Melodia Women’s Choir; New York, NY

Christine Graham; Frankfurt, Germany

New York Treble Singers; New York City

Anna Marie Wytko; Scotland

University of Oregon, Portland State University, Pacific Youth Choir; Portland, OR

Choral Arts; Seattle

Portland Vocal Consort; Portland, OR

                                                                Esoterics; Seattle

                                                                In Mulieribus; Portland, OR

 

2011                                       International Alliance for Women in Music 2011 Congress; Northern Arizona University

Bowers/Hontz Duo; Gettysburg College, PA

                                                                Bowers/Hell Duo; Gettysburg College, PA

                                                                Athena Festival; Murray, KY

                                                                Margriet Tindemans, Laurie Monahan, Medieval Women’s Choir; Seattle

                                                                In Mulieribus; Portland, OR

 

2010       Vocal Consort of Brussels; Belgium

                 Limburgse Koorschool Cantarella; European Music Festival for Youth; Belgium – First Prize Winner

Joseph Jennings; University of South Carolina

Wake Forest University Concert Choir, Italy tour performances

                       Rebecca Hopkins; Belfast, Ireland

Sunderman Woodwind Quintet; Gettysburg College, PA

                     Bowers/Hontz Duo; Gettysburg College, PA

                       Society of Composers, Inc. Conference

                      Bowers/Hell Duo; Gettysburg College, PA

                    Margriet Tindemans, Laurie Monahan, Medieval Women’s Choir; Seattle

                      Portland Vocal Consort; Portland, OR

                      Adelphian Choir (Univ. of Puget Sound); CA tour

                      Southeastern Oklahoma State University; OK and touring

Seattle Pro Musica; Seattle & touring performances (1989-2010)

 

2009                Vocaal Ensemble Kerkrade; Rome

Vocaal Ensemble Kerkrade; Netherlands

New York Treble Singers; New York City

Opus 7; Seattle

Tacoma Youth Chorus; Tacoma, WA

 

2008                            Cassie Fox-Percival; Bangkok, Thailand

North American Welsh Choir; Argentina

San Francisco Girls Chorus; San Francisco, Berkeley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvOsuq05wPI

Joseph Wytko; Seattle

Margaret Worsley; University of Michigan

Hilliard Ensemble; touring performances

Vox Musica; Sacramento

 

2007                 National Endowment for the Arts “American Masterpieces Choral Festival; Seattle

Hilliard Ensemble; touring performances, Japan, Taiwan, UK, Austria, Canada, Ireland

                   Choir of the Sound; European tour

                       Seattle Men’s Chorus; Seattle                                          

Renaissance City Winds; Pittsburgh

Mechelle Tippets; New York

Bellingham Chamber Chorale; Bellingham, WA

                            Cascadian Chorale; Bellevue & Seattle

                         Opus 7; Seattle

                           One Voice Mixed Chorus; Minneapolis

 

2006              Hilliard Ensemble; touring performances, Austria, Italy, Netherlands, UK

North American Welsh Choir; Halifax, Nova Scotia & Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

National Conference of Cathedral Ministers; Seattle

SUNY New Paltz; NY

                                                Northwind Quintet; Iowa

                              La Conner Institute of Performing Arts; La Conner, WA

                          Portland Symphonic Choir; Portland, OR

                          University of Oregon; Eugene, OR

 

2005                  National Conference, Society of Composers; Thelema Trio (Belgium); NC

                Thelema Trio (Belgium); Lima, Peru

North American Welsh Choir

Hilliard Ensemble; touring performances

Northwest Chamber Chorus; Seattle

Jezic Ensemble; Baltimore

 

2004                 Hilliard Ensemble; touring performances, Europe

World Festival of Women’s Singing; Salt Lake City

                      Fredonia Chamber Singers; New York & Northwest Tour

                        Summer Water Music Festival; La Conner

Choral Arts Northwest; Tacoma & Seattle

Joseph Adam; St. James Cathedral; Seattle

Brigham Young University Women’s Choir; Utah

 

2003              Festival Vancouver; Vancouver, BC, Canada

Hilliard Ensemble; touring performances, Europe

New Music & Arts Festival; Bowling Green State University, OH

North American Saxophone Alliance Convention; Minnesota

 

2002               Hilliard Ensemble; touring performances, Europe (UK, Germany, Austria, Netherlands)

                         Hilliard Ensemble; documentary film; Germany

                       Donne in Musica; Rome, Italy

 

2001                  Hilliard Ensemble; touring performances, Europe

Donne in Musica; Rome, Italy

                       Equal Voices; New York, NY

Society of Composers Conference; Tempe, AZ

 

2000              Grand Jubilee for the Year 2000; Rome, Italy

                           "Alfeo Gigli" Festival of Composition; Bologna, Italy

                                                American Guild of Organists National Convention 2000; Seattle

                                                American Choral Director’s Association Regional Convention; Seattle

                                                Society of Composers Conference; Virginia

Houston Composers Alliance; Houston

 

1999                            IV International Festival Donne in Musica; Fiuggi, Italy

Arnaldo Freire; Goias, Brazil

                           Eleventh International Congress on Women in Music; London, England

                           Society of Composers Conference; Honolulu

Marcia Bellamy; Brighton, England

                                                American Choral Director’s Association Regional Convention; Colorado

 

1998            Projektenkoor Morgenrood; Amsterdam, Netherlands

                             Hilliard Ensemble; Touring performances in Germany, Italy, Denmark

                       Hilliard Ensemble; Danish Radio recording

                    Foundation DeLink; Netherlands

                     North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference; Northwestern University, Illinois

                   Brave New Works; Ann Arbor, MI

                  Bumbershoot Arts Festival; Seattle

                   Mu Phi Epsilon National Conference; Tacoma, WA

 

1997            International Symposium Festival Donne in Musica; Fiuggi, Italy

                   Prism Orchestra; New York City

                    Society of Composers National Conference; Miami

                Women in Music Conference; Ohio University, Athens

                Ekko!; Monique Buzzarte; University of Virginia

 

1996           International Alliance for Women in Music; Washington, DC

               Pacific Contemporary Music Center; Los Angeles

                 Fourth International Festival of Women Composers; Indiana University, Pennsylvania

                  Ekko!; New York City and Virginia

                Encore Brass Quintet; New York City

                Minneapolis Vocal Consort; Minneapolis

 

1995            Hilliard Ensemble; BBC World Service broadcast

                    Hilliard Ensemble; Gönningen, Germany

                    Unitarian Universalist National Consortium; simultaneous performances in 30 U.S. cities

                      Foundation DeLink; Netherlands

                      Marcia Bellamy; Schwedt, Germany

                  16th Annual New Music & Art Festival; Bowling Green State University, Ohio

                      Musical Arts Quintet; Chicago

 

1994                            Hilliard Ensemble; Germany

                               Oregon Bach Festival; Eugene, Oregon

                       Melodious Accord, Alice Parker; New York City

                      MENC National Conference; Cincinnati

                      Hendersonville Symphony Series; North Carolina

                   International Trombone Association Conference; Minneapolis

                      Imagine '94 Festival of New Music; Memphis

                   New Renaissance Chamber Artists; New York City

                   Sharon Mabry; Great Britain touring performances

 

1993          Gregg Smith Singers; Charles Ives Center for American Music; Connecticut

            Ninth International Congress on Women in Music; Fairbanks, Alaska

                  First International Women's Brass Conference; St. Louis

                National Opera Association; New Orleans

                Ernest Bloch Music Festival; Newport, Oregon

             Joseph Wytko Saxophone Quartet; Phoenix

               Delius Festival; Jacksonville, Florida

 

1992         Melodious Accord, Alice Parker; New York City

                 Eighth International Congress on Women in Music; Bilbao, Spain

                   Society of Composers, Inc.; Idaho

                    Seattle Spring Festival of Contemporary Music; Seattle

 

1991             Cornish Chamber Opera; Seattle

                  Ernest Bloch Music Festival; Newport, Oregon

                    Seattle Spring Festival of Contemporary Music; Seattle

 

1990           Goodwill Arts Festival; Seattle

                   Kathryn Weld/Bern Herbolsheimer Recital; New York City

 

1988           Allegro Dance Festival; Seattle

                       Belle Arts Concerts; Bellevue, Washington

 

1987              River Styx Series; St. Louis, Missouri

                    Performa '87; Seattle

                   Washington Composers Forum; Seattle

 

1986           Fourth International Congress on Women in Music; Atlanta, Georgia

                    Bumbershoot Arts Festival; Seattle

 

1985               MacKenzie-Ware Duo; Köln, Germany

                    International Congress on Women in Music, 

 

1984          Northwest Chamber Orchestra, Alun Francis, conductor; Seattle

                   Eastside Chamber Orchestra; Bellevue

                 Opus 1 New Music Series; Seattle

 

1982            Bergen International Festival; Bergen, Norway

                Montserrat Alavedra/Thomasa Eckert Recital; Santander and Bilbao, Spain

 

1981                 Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Michel Singher, conductor; Seattle

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Santa Barbara Music Publishing •  Deep River (SATB) • How can I keep from singing (SATB) & (SSAA) •

Prayer of Black Elk (SATB), (TTBB), (SSAA) • You have ravished my heart (SATB)

All other works published by Karen P. Thomas     http://karenpthomas.com/

 

 

Entries:              Unsung – A History of Women in American Music, by Christine Ammer (Amadeus Press)

Exploring 20^th-Century Vocal Music, by Sharon Mabry (Oxford University Press)

 

International Encyclopedia of Women in Music

                                   

Dictionary of International Biography

 

RECORDINGS

 2012        Horizons • Seattle Pro Musica (SPM 9809) • conductor / producer

 

2011        In Dulci Jubilo • Seattle Pro Musica (SPM 9808) • conductor / producer 

2009    Navidad • Seattle Pro Musica (SPM 9807) • conductor / producer

 

2008     American Masterpieces • Seattle Pro Musica (SPM 9806) • conductor / producer / composer

 

2006      Music of the Spirit • Seattle Pro Musica (SPM 9805) • conductor / producer / composer

 

2002      Weihnachten – A German Christmas • Seattle Pro Musica (SPM 9804) • conductor / producer

 

2002      Peace in Our Time • Seattle Pro Musica (SPM 9803) • conductor / producer

 

2001    Alnight by the Rose • Seattle Pro Musica (SPM 9802) • conductor / producer / composer

 

1998      Rachmaninov “Alnight Vigil (Vespers)” • Seattle Pro Musica (SPM 9801) • conductor / producer

 

 

WORKSHOPS/LECTURES/ADJUDICATION

 2013          Inside the Mind of the Conductor • American Choral Directors Association National Conference

1998-present    Pre-Concert Lectures • Seattle Pro Musica

 

2008   “Organizational Strategies for Community Choirs” • American Choral Directors Association 

                                                        

 2006      “Mozart’s Unfinished Masterpiece – The Requiem” • Seattle Symphony Orchestra

 

2002-2013           Repertoire Sessions • American Choral Directors Association

 

2004        “Singing the Music of Hildegard von Bingen” • World Festival of Women’s Singing

 

2002    “New Music by Washington State Composers” • American Choral Directors Association

   “Score Analysis for the Choral Conductor” • American Guild of Organists National Convention

 

1995           “Tried and True Ideas for Fundraising and Audience Building” • Chorus America National Convention

 

1990- present   “Choral Music in the Schools” • educational outreach workshops and performances in public schools

 

1990- present   Choral workshops • workshops for independent and school choirs

 

EMPLOYMENT

 

1987-present         Seattle Pro Musica, Artistic/Executive Director and Conductor

 

1994-present         University Unitarian Church, Director of Music

 

1982-present         Guest Conducting Engagements

 

Bergen International Festival

NPR’s Saint Paul Sunday

Goodwill Arts Festival

Alliance World Festival of Women’s Singing

Ninth International Conference on Women in Music

Festival Vancouver International

Seattle Symphony Chorale

American Guild of Organists National and Division Conventions

American Choral Directors’ Assn Conventions

Bellevue Opera

Portland Symphonic Choir

Ernest Bloch Music Festival

Bumbershoot Arts Festival

University of Washington Opera

Cornish Chamber Opera

Clarion Brass Ensemble

International Clarinet Congress

Seattle Spring Festival of Contemporary Music

Eastern Washington University Chamber Choir

Eastern Oregon University Chamber Choir

Allegro! Dance Festival

The Contemporary Group

Whatcom Chorale

Village Theater

Cathedral Choir of St. James

 

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT

 

1995                            Edmonds Community College, Interim Director, Symphonic Choir

 

1994                            Evergreen State College, Instructor in Music, Interim

 

1994                            Chorus of Westerly, Conducting Fellow

                                                Conduct 125-voice festival chorus; private study with Sir David Willcocks.

 

1994                            Oregon Bach Festival, Composition Fellow

                                                Sessions with Arvo Pärt, Helmuth Rilling, Tonu Kaljuste, Hilliard Ensemble, Alasdair Neale

 

1985-1993                   Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, Director of Music

 

1991-1992                   Pacific Lutheran University, Lecturer in Music

 

1992                            Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, Composition Fellow

 

1990-1992                   Nevada State Council on the Arts, Artist in Residence

 

1987-1988                   Cornish College of the Arts, Instructor in Music

 

1984-1986                   Washington Composers Forum, Conductor and Concert Director

 

1981-1985                   The Contemporary Group, Conductor

 

1982-1983                   University of Washington Opera Department, Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP

International Federation for Choral Music

American Choral Directors Association (Northwest Division Board member)

Chorus America

Broadcast Music, Inc.

American Music Center                

International Alliance for Women in Music (former Board member)

Artist Trust of Washington

Society of Composers, Inc.

 

BOARD SERVICE

 

2008-present    American Choral Directors Association; Northwest Division Board Member

 

2009-present    Seattle Girls’ Choir; Advisory Board Member

 

2001-2008                   American Choral Directors Association; Washington State Board Member

 

2004-2006                   Conductor’s Guild; Board Member

 

1997-2001                   International Alliance for Women in Music; Board Liason

 

1995-1997                   International Alliance for Women in Music; Board Member; Performance Liason

 

1995                            Chorus America; Annual Conference Planning Committee

 

1986-1990                   League ISCM; Advisory Board

 

1984-1986                   Washington Composers Forum; Concert Director, Conductor and Founding Member

 

1981-1984                   The Contemporary Group; Conductor, Advisory Board and Programming Chair

 

1981-1984                   Society for the Promotion of New Music (University of Washington); President

 

 

ADVISORY REVIEW PANELIST

 

2008, 2009             National Endowment for the Arts

 

2005, 2003, 1999, 1998           ASCAP/Chorus America Awards

 

2002                       Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation

 

1990            King County Arts Commission       

 

1989          Seattle Arts Commission

 

1988               Oregon State Arts Commission