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About UsOur mission is to be recognized as one of the premier choral groups in the Puget Sound area by:
Creating an atmosphere of fun and musical fellowship for our members Being active in the artistic concerns of our communities Providing a rewarding, inspiring and enjoyable music experience for our audiences and our performers! |
Our History |
The Cascade Foothills Chorale is a non-audition adult choir which began as a group of community members who gathered to provide music at the 1976 Bi-Centennial celebration of local a church. The group began as BECCO (Buckley, Enumclaw Community Choral Organization) and was later called Northwest ECCO (Enumclaw Community Choral Organization).
Now known as Cascade Foothills Chorale (CFC), the chorus continues a strong sense of tradition and community. CFC performs concerts semi-annually in spring and winter and enjoys bringing our music to the listeners by performing many additional concerts throughout our community. |
Who We Are
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Dean Suess brings over 30 years experience conducting volunteers and professionals, largely as a full-time musician for the Lutheran Church. He holds a Bachelor of Music in French Horn Performance from Pacific Lutheran University and a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from the University of Washington. He held two graduate fellowships at the University of Washington for work in Medieval Music.
As a folk singer, Suess spent four summers touring the West Coast as a musical ambassador for PLU’s Alumni and Church Relations Departments. As a countertenor soloist, he has sung with most of the Northwest’s standing choirs, including the Versailles Ensemble, Pro Musica, Seattle Bach Choir, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Oregon Repertory Singers, Cappella Romana, Cantores in Ecclesia, the Tudor Choir, Seattle Chamber Singers, et al. He has sung with the Compline Choir for 20 years. He was the alto for the Wexford Ensemble, Circa 1600, and Schola Senexis (Tired Old Men), which enjoyed several grants from the Seattle Early Music Guild. He has conducted for NBC television, sung for several local Northwest television programs, and recorded for the Canadian Broadcasting Company. In addition, he has served as a clinician for the Choral Conductor’s Guild, is an award-winning conductor of Los Angeles’ GLASS competition, and has directed choir for the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians’ Conference. |
Accompanist
Zachary Kellogg
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Zachary Kellogg At only 20 years old, Zachary Kellogg, is an internationally acclaimed classical and jazz artist. As a First Prize winner of the Alexander and Buono International Flute Competition, Zachary made his solo Carnegie Hall Debut October 2010.
Hailed as a true Child Prodigy by the International Congress for Gifted and Talented Children, Zachary is also a three-time winner of the National Flute Association Jazz Flute Big Band Competition; was named Outstanding Soloist at The Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival; and took 2nd Place at the MTNA National Competition. Locally, Zachary is the winner of the Seattle Young Artist Competition; Cascade Symphony’s Rising Star Competition, 2-time winner of Seattle Flute Society’s Horsfall Competition and was a Seattle Chamber Music Society Emerging Artist. He also has appeared on several local news and arts TV programs in the Seattle area. In 2009, Zachary was signed by Pony Boy Records and released his debut jazz CD “Red Velvet” in July of 2010. Zachary had the honor of being Pearl Flute’s headline artist at MusicFest Canada 2012. During this appearance he was soloist with the Toronto Wind Orchestra and presented master classes in classical, jazz and stage presence to some of Canada’s leading young musicians. Zachary was also signed as a Pearl Flute Artist in 2010. In 2012, Zachary was apart of Ali Ryerson Jazz Flute Big Band Recording, that was released in August 2013 and spent 10 weeks in the top 10 iTunes Jazz Charts. Zachary has also performed with such jazz greats as Hubert Laws, Holly Hofmann, Jim Walker, Ali Ryerson, Mike Wofford and YouTube sensation Greg Pattillo. Zachary also maintains an active teaching studio and is a busy part of the Tacoma/Puyallup Music Theater community, frequently accompanying shows on both flute and piano at such venues as Tacoma Musical Playhouse and Lakewood Playhouse. He has also served as choreographer, music director and artistic director for many other theatrical productions. Additionally, Zachary has composed the 10 original scores for Puyallup Children’s Theater performances, including: “Alice In Wonderland,” “Jungle Book” and “Aladdin” among many. Please visit ZacharyKelloggMusic.com new updates! |
Organization |
Board of Directors
President - B. F. "Rick" Antes Vice President - Trudy D'Armond Treasurer - Hazel Jones Secretary - Melissa Brown Member-At-Large - Carole Garcia |
