Rebecca Rottsolk, Director for Spring 2008
Rebecca Rottsolk, who has directed in recent years, is returning after her hiatus this fall.
Ms Rottsolk served as artistic director for the internationally renowned 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
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