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Artistic Staff: |
| 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 ... READ MORE |
Ron Carpenter, Artistic Director, Concert Choir Director
Jaque Marum, Cadet Choir Director, Encore Director
| Mrs. Marum is a native of North Dakota. After graduating from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota with a degree in Music Education, she moved to Arizona to begin her teaching career. Jaque's first five years of teaching were at the elementary level... READ MORE |
Janel Huyett, Prep Choir Director, Concert & Encore Theory
| Mrs. Huyett serves as both a teacher and an administrator for the Mesa Public School District. She has held the position of District Band Specialist for the District since 2001 and has been the band teacher and... READ MORE |
| Mrs. Woods, accompanist for the Concert Choir, first joined Phoenix Children's Chorus in 1996 as accompanist for the newly formed Encore Choir. During the next five years, she also served as the accompanist for the Prep and Cadet Choirs, and the director for.... READ MORE |
Herbie Washington, Cadet and Encore Theory Instructor
| A native of Phoenix and an alumnus of the Phoenix Boys Choir, Washington graduated in 2004 with a B.A in Music and Fine Arts from St. Olaf College in Minnesota. While there he sang in the St. Olaf Choir, conducted by Dr. Anton Armstrong. READ MORE |
Lori Woods, Concert Theory Instructor and Accompanist
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Troy Meeker, Bravo Choir Director
| Troy Meeker is the Director of Choirs at Central High School in Phoenix, Arizona. With teaching experience at both the middle school and high school level he is in his sixth year teaching choir at Central High School. Mr. Meeker is a graduate of Northern Arizona... READ MORE |
Jennifer Thacker, Cadet/Encore Choir Accompanist
| Miss Thacker, accompanist for the Cadet and Encore Choirs, is in her 11th year at Noah Webster Basic School in Mesa where she is the Performing Arts Instructor. At Noah Webster, she teaches General Music, some theater and dance, and directs... READ MORE |
Kimberly Merrill, Prep Choir Accompanist
| Mrs. Merrill, prep accompanist, has been with the Phoenix Children's Chorus since 2003. She is a Mesa, AZ native with a BAE in Elementary Education. She worked for Mesa Public Schools until the birth of her daughter in 2008. READ MORE |
David Schmitz, Bravo Choir Accompanist
| David Schmitz, accompanist for Bravo and PCC music theory instructor, is a native Phoenix pianist and music teacher. Having studied under Dr. Judy Lively and Christi Bandelin, he holds a Bachelor of Music... READ MORE |
Melanie Baker, Music Literacy Instructor
| Melanie Baker, PCC music literacy instructor, is a life-long musician and educator. She has been playing the piano since Kindergarten. In jr. high and high school, Melanie decided she wanted to be a music teacher. READ MORE |