Green Valley High School Choirs

Kimberly Barclay Druesdum is in her 18th year as director of the Green Valley High School Choirs in Henderson, Nevada. After teaching one year at Dell H. Robison Middle School, she had the privilege of building the choral program at Green Valley. She is 1990 graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where she received a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education and in 2001 graduated from the University of Phoenix with a Masters Degree is Educational Administration. Mrs. Druesdum is currently the Task Force Chair for High School Music Choir for the Clark County School District. She is past president and currently president - elect of the Nevada Music Educators Association and president of the Nevada Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association, a past member of the Nevada All-State choir audition committee, and past chair of the Nevada Music Educators Association State Solo & Ensemble. Mrs. Druesdum has received the "Outstanding Music Educator Award" for World of Music Festivals in 1993, 1994, & 1995. She also received "Kiwanis Educator of the Year" in 1995. Her choirs constantly receive "Superior" rating at state, regional, and national festivals. In 1996 she was the guest presenter at the "Four Corners Choral Workshop" in Flagstaff, Arizona and in 1997 she was the guest conductor of the Northeastern Nevada Honor Choir. In 1998, the Green Valley High School Concert Choir under Mrs. Druesdum´s direction was featured at the Western Division American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Conference and the choirs have toured nationally. The Concert Choir has also been guest artists for the Las Vegas Philharmonic´s "Yuletide Celebration" in 1999, 2001, and 2002. Her choirs have received high honors at the National Festival of in Salt Lake (2003), San Francisco (2005), and in New York City (2007). In February of 2005, the Green Valley High School Madrigal Singers, under the direction of Mrs. Druesdum, preformed at the National Convention of the American Choral Directors Association marking the first performance of a high school choral group from the State of Nevada at this prestigious event. Mrs. Druesdum is also a   member of the UNLV Chamber Chorale and owner of the Southern Nevada Lamplight Carolers. In November of 2002, she was named the Henderson Chamber of Commerce "Most Outstanding Educator" at Green Valley High School and in February of 2002 she was named "Nevada Music Educator of the Year" by the Nevada Music Educators Association. In November of 2002, Mrs. Drusedum was selected as a recipient of the "Clark County School District Excellence in Education" Award. Most recently, Mrs. Druesdum was named "Outstanding Alumni" for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, College of Fine Arts. Kim is past chorus master of the Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra and has been featured soprano soloist with the UNLV Chamber Chorale, University Singers, Oratorio Chorus, Las Vegas Studio Orchestra, Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society and most recently as soprano soloist with the Philharmonic performance of the Mozart Requiem. In March of 2008 The Green Valley Madrigal Singers, Concert Choir, Bella Voce, Men´s Choir, and Green NV all under the direction of Mrs. Druesdum received 1st Place Gold in the 2008 Heritage Choral Festival in Honolulu, Hawaii.