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Clovis North High School First Congregational Church L.A.
Women’s Chorale Laude

The Clovis North Women’s Chorale comprises audi-
tioned young women in grades 9-12. Their abilities and Laude is the resident professional ensemble at First

commitment are unified to grow together as an ensem- Congregational Church L.A. First Church strives to re-
ble and as musicians. The Women’s Chorale has per- defi ne religion and the arts through inclusion, equity, and
formed at the Pasadena WACDA convention in 2018, diversity. Laude’s membership of business leaders, com-
Command Performance concerts at CSUF, CASMEC, posers, conductors, soloists, fi lm and stage actors, and
Worldstrides Festival 1st place, Festival of Gold Encore instrumentalists defi ne the robust chamber group, lend-
Performance, and at Carnegie Hall in 2015, as well as ing it noted fl exibility and strength. During quarantine
other festivals. Laude created hundreds of virtual recordings, presented
three stand-alone concerts, and recorded the premiere
Heather Bishop is the choir director and of Patrick Cassidy’s choral/organ “The Mass,” available
performing arts department chair at Clo- on Supertrain Records.
vis North High School. She has served as
a resource teacher in CUSD, served ten David Harris (DMA) specializes in new
years on the CCDA Board, served on the music, American music, and the intricacies
WACDA board, as well as several terms as the choral of communication in singing, writing, and
representative for FMCMEA. Bishop received her BM conducting. He has premiered hundreds of
from the UMKC Conservatory in piano performance. pieces for vocal ensembles. He is an active
She has received awards over her past 34 years of teach- performer and composer in L.A., is director of the pro-
ing that include the Eunice Skinner Award, Teacher of fessional ensemble Laude, the Ensemble Director for the
the Year, and a district Crystal Innovator Award. NEO Voice Festival, and has over 150 virtual choir per-
formances. He is the co-founder of VoiceScienceWorks
with Laurel Irene.

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