Community Through Music: Instilling Confidence, Community, Creativity, and Culture
The Arizona Girlchoir was founded in February of 2011 to transform the lives of girls through the choral arts by fostering a love and appreciation of music and choral singing. We believe that singing together to make a beautiful sound transforms the singers and our community.
Confidence
Our programs enable singers to increase their mastery of music knowledge, skills, and appreciation through relevant resources, training, and performance opportunities. This training promotes a personal sense of discipline, integrity, accomplishment, and pride for our singers as they develop and hone their personal talents and resources.
Community
We provide a place for everyone to sing together in a cooperative, sociable, family-friendly atmosphere, with lots of extra-choir activities to build friendships and camaraderie within the choir, and opportunities for building relationships by reaching out into the greater community as well.
Creativity
We endeavor to present opportunities for singers to create and express beauty and music both individually and collaboratively, in a joyful and cooperative atmosphere that encourages contributions and participation by all, as we expand traditional choir boundaries with innovation in repertoire, rehearsal, and performance.
Culture
We aim to enrich our greater community through excellence in choral music performance. We are committed to living out our vision statement, ‘Community Through Music,’ by providing opportunities to create beauty and harmony as we imagine and strive toward a better future for all.
Our Artistic Staff
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Karli Anderson
INTERIM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
ARIA AND ALLEGRIA DIRECTOR -
Dr. Kelsey Gross
ANIMA AND ARIA DIRECTOR
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Laura Pyper
AMABILE DIRECTOR
MUSIC LITERACY DIRECTOR -
Brooke Durborow
ANGELI DIRECTOR
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Dr. Janet Norman
ALLEGRIA COLLABORATIVE PIANIST
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Helen Brons
ANIMA AND RAGAZZI COLLABORATIVE PIANIST
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Tanya Boehme
AMABILE COLLOBORATIVE PIANIST
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Jean-Luc Villamor
ANGELI COLLOBORATIVE PIANIST
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Jocelyn Abyad
PRIMA INSTRUCTOR
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Monna Payne
RAGAZZI INSTRUCTOR
Our Administrative Staff
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Charlene Shenk
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Gary Ward
PHOTOGRAPHER
Board of Directors
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Diane Crunk
PRESIDENT
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Darren Herring
VICE PRESIDENT
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Stacey Klein
SECRETARY
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Rebecca Velazquez
TREASURER
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Kimberly Couch
MEMBER
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Jack Rose
MEMBER