• Name: Kathleen Alviar (Director) She/Her
    Room: Choir Room
    Position(s): Choir Teacher
    Education/Teaching Background: Kathleen Alviar is a graduate (Magna Cum Laude) of Eastern Washington University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education in 1996. She has been teaching choral music for twenty four years, and is currently the choir teacher at Black Hills High School and Tumwater Middle School. Prior to teaching in Tumwater, Kathleen was the director of choral music at Hermiston High School, in Hermiston, Oregon. Additionally, she directed the adult and children’s choirs at Lincoln Heights United Church of Christ in Spokane and First Christian Church in Olympia, as well as a men’s chorus at the Two Rivers Correctional Institute in Umatilla, Oregon. Kathleen completed a Master of Music degree in choral conducting at the University of Washington.
    Years Teaching: 24
    Email: kathleen.alviar@tumwater.k12.wa.us        Twitter: @blackhillschoir
    Phone Number: 709-7844
     
     
    Schedule
     
    1st Period - Concert Choir (Grades 6/7) Google Classroom Link 
     
    2nd Period - Varsity Singers (Grades 7/8)
     
    Mrs. Alviar's Zoom Meeting Room (for virtual meetings, lessons and (in event of closure) all classes
     
    Important Dates (ALL PERFORMANCES & EVENTS IN-PERSON PENDING DOH COVID-19 RULES & GUIDELINES; BE ADVISED THAT CONDITIONS MAY CHANGE)
    Sep. 30 - Auditions for All-State Youth Choir Due (Grade 6) OPTIONAL ACTIVITY
    Sep. 30 - Auditions for All-State Jr. Choir Due (Grades 7/8) OPTIONAL ACTIVITY
    Nov. 10 - Veterans Day Assembly (All Choirs, During School)
    Dec. 14 - TMS Winter Choir Concert, 7:00 PM @ BHHS Performing Arts Center
    Feb. 4 - CMEA Regional Vocal Solo & Ensemble Festival, All Day @ Timberline HS OPTIONAL ACTIVITY
    Feb. 18 - WMEA Jr. All-State & Youth Choir (Rehearsal & Performance) Yakima, Schedule TBD
    Mar. 8 - TMS Choir "Stage & Screen" Concert, 7:00 PM @ BHHS Performing Arts Center
    Apr. 27-28 - CMEA Regional MS Choir Festival, All Day (Location TBD)
    May 17 - TMS Choir "Awards & Recognition" Concert, 7:00 PM @ BHHS Performing Arts Center
     
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