Judy A. Rose | Featured Artist
Judy A. Rose has a B.S. and M.Ed from Portland State University. She worked for Portland Public Schools as a music teacher for 20 years. She is currently the Upper School Music Teacher at The Catlin Gabel School. Judy is an active composer, music director, accompanist and singer in the Portland Metro area.
Her works have been performed across the country by student and professional singers alike, including performances by Pacific University Chamber Singers, Laude, Phoenix (AZ) Chorale, Grant High School A Cappella Choir, Grant High School Royal Blues, In Medio, Franklin High School Armonia Choir, West Linn HS Symphonic Choir, Portland Symphonic Choir, Willamette Master Singers, Tilikum Choir Community, The Delphian School Choir, Scappoose High School Choir, Newberg High School Choir, Lakeridge High School Choir, Des Moines Lincoln High School Chamber Choir, OSU Bella Voce Treble Choir, Forest Grove High School Choir, Choral Conducting Workshop with Rodney Eichenberger, Pacific Youth Choir and the Oakland Youth Chorus.
Judy’s choral compositions are published with Santa Barbara Music Publishing, and Pilgrim Press. Her latest choral original/arrangement of “Soon Ah Will Be Done” will be published in 2023 in the Gary Packwood Choral Series at Gentry Publications.
In addition to these ensembles, her works have been performed at a wide array of conferences including the various ACDA conferences (Montana, Ohio, Minnesota, Colorado, Oregon, Washington), the CCDA Summer Conference, NJMEA Conference, Northwest ACDA Regional Conference and the West Texas Choral Workshop. She has also been featured on the popular All Classical series “Thursdays at 3,” the Portland Tribune, Moveable Do Podcast, featured on JW Pepper New Sounds (Santa Barbara Music Publishing) and The Columbian. She received a GAP Grant from the Artist Trust in 2019, a composing residency at Centrum in 2020 and in 2021 a month-long composing residency at Hedgebrook on Whidbey Island.
Judy enjoys playing the Native American Flute, birding, wildlife photography, and spending time with her family. Judy & her spouse share their home with Naomi (a rescued Cardigan Corgi & Chesapeake Retriever mix).
Learn more about Judy and her work at the links below:
Judy appears on these Resonance programs: