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Katy Green serves as Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music Education at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. In this role, she conducts the Chamber Singers and Concert Choir, oversees the Choral Project, and teaches choral music education and conducting courses.

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Beyond her university roles, Katy excels as a guest conductor for regional and state honor choirs, offers clinics for middle and high school ensembles, and adjudicates regional and state choral festivals. Past guest conducting engagements include the Oregon Music Educators Association District XIII Honor Choir, Murray State University Athena Festival, Alaska All-State Treble Choir, and First District Kentucky Music Educators Association Honor Choir.

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Katy's choral teaching career began at West High School and Romig Middle School in Anchorage, Alaska, where she served as the West High Fine Arts Department Chair. After earning a Master of Music Education degree from Murray State University, she returned to Alaska to teach choirs at Bartlett High School, the second most diverse high school in the United States. 

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An active soprano, Katy is a member of mirabai, a professional treble ensemble dedicated to empowering women's voices through performances, commissions, and recordings. She was also a member of the Alaska Chamber Singers and was a frequent soloist for the ensemble. Additional solo collaborations include work with the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra, Lansing Symphony Orchestra, and Michigan State Orchestra. She studied opera performance at the International Performing Arts Institute in Germany and was a two-time fellow with the Druid City Opera Program.

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Currently, Katy is engaged in scholarship aimed at adopting procedures to support and promote a broader array of musical aesthetics and reduce implicit bias within choral auditions. Additional research highlights relevance of historical music on our Gen Z and Gen Alpha musicians and the cognitive, behavioral, and social impacts of poverty on learners. ​

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Katy has received numerous teaching accolades, including the Anchorage School District Denali Award, the Block Foundation Exceptional Teacher Award, three nominations for Grammy Music Educator of the Year, and a nomination for Alaska State Teacher of the Year.​ With a deep passion for fostering a love of music through musical growth and experience working with musicians of all ages and skill levels, she would be delighted to collaborate with your ensemble. 

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