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Lou De La Rosa (Western ACDA Region Past President) shared, “As a graduate of her program, I experienced the love that Charlene
holds for her choir members, instilling in us a love for the literature; respect for audiences, peers, clinicians and adjudicators; and a drive
for excellence in performance and scholarship. She is the epitome of a lifelong learner, always taking notes as she attends interest sessions
and performances and posing specific questions to her seatmates afterward to hear other viewpoints.”
Charlene Archibeque with past Robert Shaw Choral Award win- ACDA President-Elect Pearl Shangkuan, Anton Armstrong,
ners, André Thomas (2017) and Rodney Eichenberger (2021) Charlene Archibeque, and ACDA Past President André Thomas
Presenters (L to R): Former student Lou De La Rosa, CCDA
President-Elect Kristina Nakagawa, Trent Patterson with André
Thomas, CCDA Past President Jeffrey Benson, and daughter, Women in choral music attending the reception, many crediting
Melissa, kneeling beside Charlene. Charlene Archibeque with blazing the path for them.
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