Deborah DeSantis

Deborah DeSantis has been instrumental in the growth and success of the Colorado Children’s Chorale since 1983, and was appointed artistic director in 1999. She directs the tour choir, regularly conducts performances throughout metropolitan Denver and has led numerous tours, nationally and internationally. Her passion for artistic excellence and music education was a driving force in the development of the Chorale’s school partnership program, which she established in 1994. In addition to designing and directing community performance residencies for the Chorale, she has served as guest clinician and conductor for school and community children’s choral programs throughout the nation and conducted seminars and workshops for Chorus America, American Choral Directors Association, Colorado Music Educators Association, Choristers’ Guild, and the Suzuki Institute.

With a commitment to touring for its young performers, the Colorado Children’s Chorale performs by invitation across Colorado, the US and around the world. Tours have taken the Chorale to 46 of the 50 states, including performances for both regional and national American Choral Directors Association conferences, Chorus America, and at the White House and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Internationally, the Chorale has been presented across six of the seven continents.