Scott Kovacs

J. Scott Kovacs holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Arizona State University, with prior study at Northern Arizona University in opera and organ. He studied choral conducting with Jo-Michael Scheibe and Donald Bailey, composition with David Stocker and Rodney Strong, and voice and vocal pedagogy with tenors Lloyd Hanson and David Britton (he himself is a bass-baritone.) Currently bass section leader and general manager of The Esoterics, he has appeared on many of the ensemble’s most recent recordings. Scott also serves as the associate conductor of Illumni Men’s Chorale. Active in the Cathedral Choir of Saint Mark’s Seattle, his voice is often heard as a soloist at special services. He is presently the vice president and a founding member of the Greater Seattle Choral Consortium. Scott was heard for many years singing with the Phoenix Chorale (then the Phoenix Bach Choir) and was a prominent music educator in the Phoenix area, having taught the six choirs of Poston Junior High School in Mesa, Arizona. He served on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Music Committee that authored the national standards for board certification of music educators. He has also held positions as a school district administrator and education technology consultant.