JOHN SORBER
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Choral and Vocal Professor, College of the Sequoias
Artistic Director, Visalia Community Chorus John Sorber is the tenured Choral and Vocal Professor at College of the Sequoias in Visalia, CA and recently received the California Music Educators Association (CMEA) 2019 State Choral Educator Award. Throughout his career, he has conducted elementary, middle school, high school, community college, community chorus and church choirs. Mr. Sorber is the current Choral Leadership Academy Chairperson and has served in various leadership positions for California Choral Directors Association (CCDA) and CMEA. In addition to his teaching, Mr. Sorber has served as a musical theater director, choral adjudicator and clinician, honor choir manager at local and national levels, teacher mentor, tenor soloist, and private voice teacher.
As the head of the vocal and choral departments at COS, he oversees the vocal music majors, conducts the Chamber Singers and Concert Choir, and is the vocal music director for the COS musicals. Mr. Sorber is also the artistic directors for the Visalia Community Chorus which recently performed “Requiem” by John Rutter and has performed other major works and quality choral literature. The vocal music department at COS continues to grow and remains an active force in the community of Visalia and beyond. |
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In the spring of 2022, Mr. Sorber will be an adjudicator for various choral festivals. He has been privileged to conduct many honor events locally and throughout California throughout his career. Mr. Sorber has received the “Crystal Apple Award” for excellence in teaching (2014), the CMEA Central Section Choral Educator of the Year (2006), the TKMEA Choral Educator of the Year (2006), the El Diamante High School Teacher of the Year (2003), and the Dinuba, CA "Excellence in Education" award (2002).
Mr. Sorber received his Master of Arts degree in choral conducting from Fresno State University while studying under Dr. Anna Hamre and a Bachelor of Arts from Fresno Pacific University in vocal performance and music education with Dr. Roy Klassen. He resides in Visalia, CA with his wife Shawna and their children Abigail and Charles.
Mr. Sorber received his Master of Arts degree in choral conducting from Fresno State University while studying under Dr. Anna Hamre and a Bachelor of Arts from Fresno Pacific University in vocal performance and music education with Dr. Roy Klassen. He resides in Visalia, CA with his wife Shawna and their children Abigail and Charles.