Dale Johnson
Dale Johnson is a man committed to youth, music, and education. Conductor of the Tacoma Debut Orchestra (formerly Tacoma Junior Symphony) since 1979 and the Tacoma Young Artists Orchestra since its creation in 1985, Mr. Johnson has continually raised the artistic standard and vision of the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association. His adventurous programming challenges and educates the students of the TYSA community. He has worked tirelessly to forge strong ties with the various music offerings in the community. In 1982 he initiated the TYSA sponsored String Orchestra Festival that now annually attracts in excess of 1200 students. He also assisted with the development of the Evergreen Music Festival in 1984 and has continuously taught, conducted, and served as its Associate Director since that time. He also teaches music theory and works with the TYSA chamber music program.
He received music degrees from Brigham Young University and the University of Washington, where he studied conducting with Stanley Chapple and violin and viola with Donald McInnis. His teaching career has included the Seattle, Federal Way, and Tacoma School Districts. He served as Music Director of the Tacoma Community College Chamber Orchestra for thirteen years.
Mr. Johnson currently directs orchestras at Rainier Middle School and Auburn High School, where he serves as chairman of the Fine Arts Department. The Music Department at Auburn High School was one of 35 in the nation to be named a GRAMMY Signature School in 2004-05, their fourth GRAMMY award. Mr. Johnson was honored as Public School String Teacher of the Year in 2001 by the Washington American String Teachers Association. In the past two years he was highlighted in the School Band & Orchestra Magazine as one of 50 teachers in the nation who make a difference, recognized as music educator of the year in the Green River Music Region, and honored as recipient of the John Binns Award from Friends of the Library at TCC.
For More Information Contact:
Tacoma Youth Symphony Association
901 Broadway Plaza, Suite 500
Tel: 253-627-2792
FAX: 253-627-1682
Internet:
info@tysamusic.org
