Roger Sherman, chosen to be Artistic Director of the Orcas Choral Society
For more than 20 years, Mr. Sherman has been the Associate Organist of St. Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle and a member of the Cathedral choirs. As President of Loft Recordings, located in West Sound, he has been Executive Producer of more than 100 recordings, which includes a Grammy nomination for best choral performance. For the past 15 years, he has also hosted The Organ Loft, an hour-long weekly radio program about choral and organ music, broadcast throughout Washington and Oregon and heard here on Classic KING-FM (98.1).
His involvement with choral music has been a major part of his musical life and he is looking forward to leading the Choral Society.
A native of Seattle, Mr. Sherman has been a full-time resident of Orcas for seven years. His son, Peter is a graduate of Orcas High School where his son, Erik is now a member of the Senior Class.
Mr. Sherman will succeed Founder and long time Artistic Director, Catherine Pederson, who will retire following the Choral Society’s spring concert in May.
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