Stephanie Charbonneau, Executive Director
360.271.8086 - [email protected]
Stephanie is the Artistic Director for Spectrum Choral Academy and Northwest Choir Camps. She has extensive experience and training as a choir director of children and youth ages 5 to 20. She is also a trained Music Together® instructor (early childhood music program for newborns through age 5). She has proven herself a creative and inspirational teacher and choral conductor, with her students frequently becoming section leaders of their school choirs, participating in honor choirs, holding lead roles in musicals, going on to major in Music Education, Music Performance and Theater Arts in college and becoming professional choir directors, music teachers and performers. Stephanie has a passion for both directing choirs and developing choir-related programs. Stephanie began studying piano and singing in choirs at the age of 3 and now has over 30 years teaching experience. She is a 2002 graduate of Pacific Lutheran University with a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance. She was the Founding Artistic Director of Cappella Choirs in Port Orchard, WA and served in that position for 10 years, from 1998 through 2008. Stephanie also served as Associate for Children's and Youth Choirs at First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue from 2004-2012. In that position, she directed Good News Group (grades 4-7) and accompanied Bel Canto (grades 8-12), while planning tours for Bel Canto to California and Costa Rica. Stephanie also maintains an active studio of 24 private piano students.
In 2007, Stephanie had thyroid surgery which inadvertently resulted in paralysis of her left vocal cord. An additional surgery was done to insert a prosthesis, allowing the paralyzed vocal cord to still function. While Stephanie's voice sounds different now, she is grateful to be able to sing and speak well enough to continue her work of inspiring youth through music.
Stephanie is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association. Her choirs have toured to The United Kingdom (Scotland & England in 2018), Italy (2016), PICCFEST (Eugene, OR), the Pacific Rim Children's Chorus Festival (Honolulu, HI), the Manhattan Concert Productions Festival (Carnegie Hall - New York, NW) and multiple trips to festivals in California.
Stephanie has over 20 years experience planning successful choir camps, festivals and tours including the Fort Worden Children's Choir Festival, Youth Choir Festival Northwest, Northwest Choir Camps and Gig Harbor SINGS! She lives in Port Orchard, WA with her two musically talented children who are also involved in Spectrum.
360.271.8086 - [email protected]
Stephanie is the Artistic Director for Spectrum Choral Academy and Northwest Choir Camps. She has extensive experience and training as a choir director of children and youth ages 5 to 20. She is also a trained Music Together® instructor (early childhood music program for newborns through age 5). She has proven herself a creative and inspirational teacher and choral conductor, with her students frequently becoming section leaders of their school choirs, participating in honor choirs, holding lead roles in musicals, going on to major in Music Education, Music Performance and Theater Arts in college and becoming professional choir directors, music teachers and performers. Stephanie has a passion for both directing choirs and developing choir-related programs. Stephanie began studying piano and singing in choirs at the age of 3 and now has over 30 years teaching experience. She is a 2002 graduate of Pacific Lutheran University with a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance. She was the Founding Artistic Director of Cappella Choirs in Port Orchard, WA and served in that position for 10 years, from 1998 through 2008. Stephanie also served as Associate for Children's and Youth Choirs at First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue from 2004-2012. In that position, she directed Good News Group (grades 4-7) and accompanied Bel Canto (grades 8-12), while planning tours for Bel Canto to California and Costa Rica. Stephanie also maintains an active studio of 24 private piano students.
In 2007, Stephanie had thyroid surgery which inadvertently resulted in paralysis of her left vocal cord. An additional surgery was done to insert a prosthesis, allowing the paralyzed vocal cord to still function. While Stephanie's voice sounds different now, she is grateful to be able to sing and speak well enough to continue her work of inspiring youth through music.
Stephanie is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association. Her choirs have toured to The United Kingdom (Scotland & England in 2018), Italy (2016), PICCFEST (Eugene, OR), the Pacific Rim Children's Chorus Festival (Honolulu, HI), the Manhattan Concert Productions Festival (Carnegie Hall - New York, NW) and multiple trips to festivals in California.
Stephanie has over 20 years experience planning successful choir camps, festivals and tours including the Fort Worden Children's Choir Festival, Youth Choir Festival Northwest, Northwest Choir Camps and Gig Harbor SINGS! She lives in Port Orchard, WA with her two musically talented children who are also involved in Spectrum.