Phoenix Children's
Chorus
Ron Carpenter

Ron Carpenter, the Artistic Director of the
Phoenix Children's Chorus, is a native of
Arizona. He began his musical training as a
child in the Phoenix Boys Choir and was
fortunate to be a student of Bart Evans at
Dobson High School. He studied
Conducting with
Dr. Jo-Michael Scheibe at Northern
Arizona University where he earned a
Bachelor of Music Education and a Master
of Educational Administration.
Mr. Carpenter has taught choral music in kindergarten through twelfth grade. From
1993 to 2005, he was the director of choirs at Hendrix Junior High School, and now
is Director of Choirs at Poston Junior High School.  From 1993 to 2000, he was the
Artistic Director of the Phoenix Children's Chorus, and returned in 2002 as Artistic
Director and Concert Choir Director.  In addition, he was a faculty member of the
University of Miami Annual Choral Camp for seven years.  He has served as a
clinician in Arizona, California, Nevada and Florida.

Throughout his career, Mr. Carpenter's choirs have consistently earned superior
ratings at festivals. His choirs have been selected to perform for the Arizona Music
Educators on nine separate occasions. In 1997, the Hendrix Junior High Concert
Choir was selected to perform for the Western Division of the American Choral
Directors Association. Under his direction the Phoenix Children's Chorus Concert
Choir earned a bronze certificate at the 2000 World Choral Olympics in Linz, Austria
and a silver Certificate at the 2004 World Choral Olympics in Bremen, Germany.  
Mr. Carpenter's biography has been published in the 2000 and 2004 edition of "Who's
Who Among America's Teachers" and the 2003 edition of "Who's Who in America".

Mr. Carpenter is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association and
the Music Educators National Conference. He has presented on the topics of junior
high vocal warm-ups, junior high choral literature and managing the choral classroom
at Arizona Music Educators Conferences and has held offices in both organizations.