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2024 ACDA Northwestern Region Conference January 24-27, 2024 Spokane, Washington

based in the Puget Sound area whose goal is to inspire, studies at Northern Arizona University, where he di-
educate, and enrich the lives of others through the rects the graduate choral conducting program. Since
transformational power of choral music at the high- 2022 he has served as artistic director of Choral Arts
est artistic level. As an ensemble of music educators, Northwest in Seattle and Master Chorale of Flagstaff.
conductors, professional singers, and passionate choral From 2010 to 2021 he served as director of choirs and
artists, we aim to foster a world that is just, empathetic, vocal studies at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash-
and that values diversity and creativity. We celebrate ington, and was recently president of Northwestern
our thirtieth anniversary with a vision to intentionally ACDA Region. He performs professionally as a tenor,
support important social causes and highlight the mu- pianist, and continuo keyboardist. He received degrees
sic of diverse groups of people. from the University of Saint Thomas and Boston Uni-
versity.
Timothy Westerhaus is passionate about
transforming humankind through choral
music that fosters empathy, builds inclu- The closing concert will also feature the Children &
sive community, and deepens under- Community Youth Honor Choir, under the direction
standing through diverse programming of Emily Ellsworth; and the University of Washington
and collaborations. He serves as the director of choral Chorale, under the direction of Giselle Wyers.

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