Rebecca Rottsolk

Rebecca Rottsolk served as artistic director for the internationally renowned Northwest Girlchoir in Seattle from 1982 until 2001. She and her choirs have won numerous awards in North America and abroad. As an accomplished soprano, respected conductor and music educator, Rebecca frequently presents workshops on girls’ voices, conducting and rehearsal techniques, inspirational teaching and techniques for maximizing performance. She is in constant demand as guest conductor and clinician for many all-state and regional festival choruses including 2008 Indiana Women’s All-State Choir, 2007 Choral Perspectives, 2006 Colorado Women’s All-State Choir, 2006 NWACDA Children’s Honor Choir,  2006 Idaho All-State Children’s Choir,  2005 TexasMEA Women’s All-State Choir, 2002 & 2004 Pacific International Children’s Choir Festivals, Fort Worden Festivals, and numerous other workshops and festivals in more than 22 states.

Rottsolk adjudicates for Heritage Festivals and Worlds of Fun and edits a choral series for Alliance Music Publications. She taught elementary music for sixteen years, directed several youth and adult church choirs and currently conducts two adult community choirs on the Olympic Peninsula and is co-founder/director of Mirinesse Women’s Choir in Seattle.

Rebecca received her B.Music from St. Olaf College, her M.A. from Pacific Lutheran University, and received her CME Artist-Teacher diploma in 1992. The 1997 recipient of the Washington ACDA Award for choral leadership, Rottsolk also served as National R&S chair for Children’s Choirs from 1998-2004.