A CHOIR FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES WHO LOVE TO SING

Ms. Colton recently retired after 32 years as Director of Choral Activities at Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Flemington, NJ where she directed the Select Chorale, and co-directed the Concert Choir, Freshman Mixed Choir, and the Noteworthy Men’s Choir.In 2007 Ms. Colton was named Master Music Teacher of the Year by the New Jersey Music Educators Association. She was also the recipient of the 2007 Governor's Award for Excellence in Arts Education. Ms. Colton was the featured cover story in the September – October 2006 issue of Choral Director Magazine.Ms. Colton had the honor of conducting the 2007 NJ All State Women’s Choir. She was also the inaugural conductor of the Central Jersey Region II High School Women’s Honors Choir and guest conductor at the CJMEA Intermediate Treble Choir in 2015. She is the Head Director of the American Music Abroad Voices Tour Honors Choir which tours and concertizes in Europe every summer and has held this position for the past 20 years.Ms. Colton is the Past President of the Central Jersey Music Educators Association and currently serves on the All-State Choral Procedures Committee and is the Head Counselor for the NJ All State Mixed Choir. She has been a clinician for NJMEA, NJEA and ACDA and has presented reading sessions for the past 20 years.Choirs under Ms. Colton’s direction consistently receive first place and superior ratings in music festivals. Over 1,000 students have been selected for membership in honors choirs during her tenure at HCRHS.She received her Masters of Music in Vocal Performance from the Manhattan School of Music and her Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance and Music Education from The University of Delaware where she was named “Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year.”