BHHS - Students/Families
Name: Kathleen Alviar (She/Her)
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Room: 70 (Choir Room)
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Subject: Choral/Vocal Music
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Phone Number: (360)709-7526
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Professional Biography
Kathleen Alviar is currently the director of choral music at Black Hills High School and Tumwater Middle School, where she also assists with the direction of the school musicals. She received her BA in music education (Magna Cum Laude) from Eastern Washington University in 1996 and her MM in Choral Conducting (With Distinction) from the University of Washington in 2011. Prior to teaching in Tumwater, Kathleen was the director of choral music at Hermiston High School, in Oregon, where she also taught audio technology, music theory & history, percussion, and theater. In addition to her years as a music educator, Kathleen directed the choirs at Lincoln Heights United Church of Christ in Spokane, First Christian Church in Olympia, and an inmate chorus at the Two Rivers Correctional Institute in Umatilla, Oregon. She has also served as a clinician and guest conductor in Washington and Oregon.
Aside from music, Kathleen enjoys hiking, traveling, writing, painting, and spending time with her family (husband James and daughters Claire & Sophia) and two Bassett Hounds (Beau & Cecil.)