Founded in 1985, the Tucson Girls Chorus is recognized as an outstanding choral education program working with young ladies from 2^nd through high school in five choruses.  The choirs present concerts locally, nationally and internationally, tour regularly, have produced CDs and hold an annual singer music camp.

Benefiting over 100 girls throughout five different choruses, the Tucson Girls Chorus provides vocal instruction, music theory & musicianship, social interaction, performance opportunities, and the chance to serve as ambassadors of the Southwest and the United States across the State, nationally and internationally.

Mission

The mission of the Tucson Girls Chorus is to prepare a diverse group of young women to be confident leaders through participation in a well-constructed educational program that emphasizes music, performance, leadership training and community service.

We aim to foster the following traits in each of our girls:

Self-sufficiency                                                                                                   

Self-confidence

Accountability

Responsibility

Acceptance of others

Self discipline

Appreciation & joy for music

Comfortable body image

Improved vocal capacity

Broader sense of the world

Artistic Director

Ms. Marcela Molina (began as Artistic Director in the fall of 2006)

A native of Bogotá, Colombia, Marcela Molina is currently completing her doctoral studies in choral conducting at the University of Arizona. She holds a master’s degree in choral conducting and a bachelor’s degree in theory and composition from the University of Arizona and Westminster Choir College, respectively.

From 2003-2006, Ms. Molina was the assistant conductor of the prestigious Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus.  In addition, she has conducted numerous performances and rehearsals at The University of Arizona—including the University Community Chorus, the women’s choir of the Vocal Arts Festival and the Arizona Choir—as well as the Tucson Masterworks Chorale and the semi-professional choir, Tucson Chamber Artists, where she was guest conductor for the 2005 Holiday Season.  In 2002 Ms. Molina was on the theory faculty for the select Young Artist Certificate Program at the Westminster Conservatory, the community music school of Westminster Choir College.  

As a member of the Westminster Symphonic Choir, Ms. Molina sang under the batons of Joseph Flummerfelt, Kurt Masur, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Zdenek Macal, and Sir Colin Davis with such esteemed orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the New Jersey Symphony and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.  Ms. Molina has studied under the tutelage of Drs. Bruce Chamberlain, Elizabeth Schauer, James Jordan, and Andrew Megill, and Professor Allan Crowell. In the fall of 2005, she contributed four articles to the book Teaching through Performance in Choir, Volume 2.

Ms Molina is currently the Artistic Director of The Tucson Girls Chorus, Tucson Masterworks Chorale and the music director at Christ Presbyterian Church.