USF FESTIVAL OF VOICES

Lynne Gackle
Coordinator of Music Education at USF
Director of the USF Bel Canto Women's Chorus
 

Lynne Gackle is an active clinician, conductor, and adjudicator
for various choral clinics, honor choirs, workshops, and
festivals throughout the United States.  She has conducted
All-State Choirs in 19 states and has served as conductor for
several Divisional ACDA Honor Choirs and one National
Junior High Honor Choir.   In 2002, she served as conductor
of the Australian National Choral Association's High School
Women's Choir in Brisbane, Australia and the Alberta Choral
Federation's High School Honour Choir in Calgary, Canada. 
In 2004, she will conduct various workshops, honor choirs and
All-State Choirs in Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Minnesota, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

Dr. Gackle has taught at all levels, elementary through college in Louisiana, Florida, and
Mississippi.   She is also the Founder/Artistic Director of the Gulf Coast Youth Choirs, Inc., a
community choral arts organization in Tampa, Florida where she also serves as the conductor of
the advanced touring ensemble, Le Petit Choeur.   Previously, she served as the Vocal/Choral
Coordinator at the New World School of the Arts in Miami, FL, Assistant Professor of Music at
the University of Mississippi and Adjunct Professor, Music Education at the University of
Miami in Coral Gables, FL. 

She received her Bachelor of Music Education degree from Louisiana State University and her
Master of Music Education as well as her Doctorate of Music Education from the University of
Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.

Her choirs have performed at the State and Divisional Conventions of the American Choral
Directors Association as well as the Music Educators National Conference Bi-ennial
Convention.  She served as President of the ACDA Southern Division as well as ACDA -
Florida.  Lynne received the Wayne Hugoboom Distinguished Service Award from the Florida
ACDA Chapter for dedicated service, leadership, and excellence in choral music in Florida. 
In addition to ACDA, she holds memberships in the Florida Music Educators Association,
MENC, the Florida Vocal Association, and NATS. 

Dr. Gackle was a contributing author to the MENC publication, Music at the Middle Level:
Building Strong Programs, and has had several articles published in the Choral Journal. 
Additionally, she is the editor of the Lynne Gackle Choral Series for Colla Voce Music, Inc.
and of Choral Artistry for the Singer with Walton Music.