Chorus officers:

  • President:
  • 1st Vice-President:
  • 2nd Vice President:
  • Treasurer:
  • Secretary:
  • Member-at-Large:
  • Member-at-Large:
  • Peggy Albers
  • Rick Kirkwood
  • Joan Coyne
  • Germaine Arthur
  • Barb Matter
  • vacant
  • Lynn Nowak

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to...

Music Librarian and Registrar Kitty Reed
Publicity Chairperson Lynn Nowak;

Section leaders
Jill Hoynes; Sopranos Sydney Keegan; Altos
Richard McGuffin; Tenors
Malcolm Hepworth; Basses

Joan Coyne serves us tea and coffee during breaks.

Esko Cate, Bob McCauley and Sue Reid prepare our practice MIDI files.

Germaine Arthur manages ticket sales.

Rick Kirkwood leads the patron drive.

Sue Reid does our web site.

Sally Chapin designs our posters.

Pam Clise is our historian.

Posters and programs are printed by SOS Printing.

Web site space donated by OlympusNet

Rebecca Rottsolk, Director Spring and Winter 2010 Director Rebecca Rottsolk

Rebecca Rottsolk served as artistic director for the internationally reknowned Northwest Girlchoir in Seattle from 1982 until 2001. She and her choirs have won numerous awards in North America and abroad. An accomplished soprano, respected conductor and music educator, Rebecca frequently presents workshops on treble voices, conducting and rehearsal techniques, and inspirational teaching. She is in constant demand as guest conductor and clinician for numerous all-state and regional festival choruses, including the 2006 Colorado Women´s All­State Choir and 2006 NWACDA Children´s Honor Choir, 2005 TMEA Women's All-State Choir, and Fort Worden Festivals. Rottsolk adjudicates for Heritage Festivals and Worlds of Fun Choral Festivals and edits a choral series for Alliance Music Publications. She taught elementary music for 16 years, directed several youth and adult church choirs, and currently conducts two adult choirs on the Olympic Peninsula and a new women's choir, Mirinesse, in Seattle. Rebecca received her BM from S1. Olaf College, her MA from Pacific Lutheran University; she received her CME Artist-Teacher diploma in 1992. The 1997 recipient of the Washington ACDA Award for choral leadership, she served as National R"S chair for Children's Choirs from 1998 to 2004

Ms. Rottsolk has directed the Chorus since September, 2004

Accompanist Lisa Lanza
performs extensively as a soloist and accompanist in the Puget Sound area, including concerts at the Frye and Seattle Art Museums. She holds a Bachelor's degree in music from Central Washington University and a Master's degree from the University of Redlands.
 

We are grateful to St. Paul's Episcopal Church for allowing us to use its hall and sanctuary for rehearsals, and to Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, First Presbyterian Church and St. Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Church for concert venues.