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ABOUT TGC
Chorus Descriptions
Below are the current choirs that study and perform here in Tucson:
- The Ladybug Choir
- The Hummingbird Choir
- Mariposa Singers Choir
- Jubilate Choir
- Advanced Choir
Included in the choral curriculum are music history, theory, vocal production, aural skills, advanced choral techniques, responsibility and discipline. Students are tested each year as they progress to higher choirs. Working from unison singing in the Ladybugs Chorus to six-part singing in the Advanced Touring Choir, the girls develop into responsible young women of exceptional musical ability and talent.
The singing season for the Tucson Girls Chorus runs from August to May. All rehearsals are held in the TGC Music Hall in the Mehl Family Foothills Park on River Road between Dodge and Swan.
How To Join
Auditions are held three times a year: May, August & January. Singers must be accompanied to the audition by a parent or guardian. The Chorus is open to new girls from the 2nd through the 9th grades*. For more information email tgcsings@yahoo.com or call the TGC office at 577-6064.
*Girls who are currently in the 9th grade are only eligible to audition in August and January.
Interim Executive Director
Beth Walkup
Through a series of fortunate events, Beth Walkup (non-profit consultant and City of Tucson's First Lady) serves as our Interim Executive Director. Beth has had many years of experience in helping non-profits achieve their goals. With an endless supply of energy and exciting ideas about how the TGC can create a strong and vital community girls chorus, she is taking us from one adventure to another – from "StarKidz" to "Duets & Dinner" and everything in-between. Thank you Beth!
Board of Directors
President
Dan Gregory
Secretary
Treasurer
Jan Flanagan |
Members
Ali Boelts
Amanda Castaneda
Zada Edgar-Soto
Kevin Hamilton
Tanishia Hamilton
Dianne Iauco
Linda Krause
Dennis Kruse
Marilyn Robinson
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Artistic Director
Ms. Marcela Molina
A native of Bogota, 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 Bachelors 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 upcoming book Teaching through Performance in Choir, Volume 2. She continues to perform with The Tucson Chamber Artists, and is the conductor for The Tucson Masterworks Chorale
Assistant Conductor/Accompanist
Chris Fresolone
Chris is originally from New Jersey, and received his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. After school he lived in Seattle for several years, active as a church musician, music educator, and music director for musical theatre productions. Chris is completing his Doctoral studies at the University of Arizona in Organ Performance and Choral Conducting, studying with Pamela Decker. What some people say about Chris:
Marcela Molina: “I love him—I can’t live without him!”
Girls from the Advanced Choir: “Yeah, he’s kind of a dork.”
Carrie Hall: “He steals my staplers.”
His wife Jessica: “Yeah, he’s kind of a dork.”
Administrative Executive
Self-proclaimed “Office Diva”
Carrie Hall
Office Assistant
Verneatte Enos
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