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