California’s La Jolla Symphony and Chorus has announced the appointment of PATRICK WALDERS as choral director, effective July 1, 2017. He will succeed DAVID CHASE, who has led the chorus since 1973 and will retire in June. Walders, who served as La Jolla’s acting choral director during Chase’s sabbatical last fall, is an associate professor of music at San Diego State University and active as a professional vocalist, music educator, church musician, clinician, and conductor. He is founder and artistic director of the San Diego Summer Choral Festival and Conducting Workshop, and with his wife, Katie, founded San Diego Pro Arte Voices, a professional chamber choir. Walders holds a doctorate in conducting from the University of Maryland-College Park.
Posted November 2, 2016
