The Seattle Girls' Choir (SGC) was established in 1982 by Dr. Jerome L. Wright as a "junior conservatory" where young women from throughout the Puget Sound region could gather after school to develop their music education.
In 2009, Dr. Wright retired as Artistic Director of SGC. He was succeeded by Jacob Winkler.
The Choir School is divided into five levels, from youngest to oldest: Dolcine, Vivissimi, Allegra, Cantamus and Prime Voci. Students range from the 1st through 12th grades.
The curriculum includes vocal technique, music theory, sight singing, solfege, ear training, and general musicianship.
International Youth & Music Festival – Vienna, AustriaLlangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Wales – First Prize, Youth Choir DivisionInternational Choral Kathaumixw, Canada – First Prizes in Youth Choirs & Chamber ChoirsInternational Choral Kathaumixw, Canada – Second place in Children's Choir CompetitionSalzburg Festival, performance, July 19, 2009World Festival of Women's Singing – Salt Lake City, Feb. 4–7, 2004Czech Sacred Music Festival, Prague – Featured Choir, 2003Seattle Girls' Choir Twentieth Anniversary Concert – Benaroya Symphony Hall, Seattle – June 2002World Festival of Women's Singing (Americafest) – Co-host Choir with Elektra – 2001 Concerts at Town Hall, St. James Cathedral and Benaroya Symphony Hall, SeattleACDA National Convention, San Antonio, Texas – March 2001Mass at St. Peter's Basilica & Concert at St. Ignatius, Rome – 2000Part of the Millennium Jubilee Cathedral Tour. Cathedrals concerts in Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Venice, Ravenna, Siena, Florence and Rome (by invitation of the Pope.)Portland International Children's Choir Festival "Featured American Choir" – 1998ACDA National Convention, San Diego, California – March 1997Harvard University Festival of Women's Choirs – 1996AmericaFest 1994: Concerts in Minneapolis, Des Moines, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Toronto, Quebec City, the Maritimes and New England. (One of four Founding Choirs with Tapiola Choir of Finland, Shchedryk Choir of Ukraine and Efroni Choir of Israel.)ACDA National Convention, San Antonio, Texas – March 1993International Singing Week (Europa Cantat) – Veszprem, Hungary—1992International Choral Sympaatti – Helsinki & Tampere Finland – 1990ISME International Conference – Finlandia Hall, Helsinki – 1990Goodwill Games Arts Festival – Host Choir for the Soviet-American Youth Choir Festival – 1990Chorus America National ConventionMENC National Convention – Anaheim, California – 1986East Coast US Tour – 1984 Boston, New York (UN & St. John the Divine), Philadelphia (Mayor's Fourth of July Celebration at Independence Hall), Washington, DC, Baltimore and OrlandoWest Coast US Tour – 1982 Portland, Eugene and San Francisco (Grace Cathedral)1985, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2016. Countries visited: Norway, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Russia, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, France, England, Scotland, Wales, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania
