Pacific International Childrens Choir Festival

PICCFEST welcomes Dr. Lynne Gackle to Eugene as Guest Conductor and Clinician for 2010. In addition to her position as Associate Professor at Baylor University’s School of Music, she is an active clinician, conductor, and adjudicator for various choral clinics, honor choirs, workshops, and festivals throughout the United States, conducting All-State Choirs in 19 states, serving as conductor for several Divisional ACDA Honor Choirs and one National Junior High Honor Choir.

Lynne has taught at all levels, elementary through college in Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi and Texas. Her choirs have performed at the State and Divisional Conventions of the American Choral Directors Association as well as the Music Educators National Conference Convention. She served as President of the ACDA Southern Division as well as ACDA - Florida. Lynne received the Wayne Hugoboom Distinguished Service Award from the Florida ACDA Chapter for dedicated service, leadership, and excellence in choral music.

Lynne was a contributing author to the MENC publication, Music at the Middle Level: Building Strong Programs, and has authored several articles for the ACDA Choral Journal. Additionally, she is the editor of the Lynne Gackle Choral Series for Colla Voce Music, Inc. and of Choral Artistry for the Singer with Walton Music.

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