2007 Swan Award Winner: Dan Earl

R. Daniel Earl retired from public school teaching after 39 years, the final 28 years at Santa Rosa High School.

While at Santa Rosa High, his choirs gained statewide and national honors, including invitations for six of his choirs to sing for divisional and one for the national American Choral Directors Association Conventions. Most recently his Chamber Singers performed at the 1999 National Convention of ACDA.
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His choirs were also winners of several awards, including multiple winners at the Concord Pavilion and the Golden State Choral Competitions, with both his Concert Choir and his Chamber Singers having been First Place winners numerous times.

All of his choirs consistently earned unanimous Superiors at CMEA State Festivals. The choral program at Santa Rosa High School consisted of Men’s A Cappella, Women’s A Cappella, Men’s Ensemble, Women’s Ensemble, Las Choralistas, Concert Choir, and Chamber Singers. Mr. Earl has served as Repertoire & Standards (R&S) Chair for both.

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