Christine Bass is a distinguished choral director, guest conductor, and clinician, and the Choral Director for the Temple University Women's Chorus as well as an Assistant Professor of Music Education. Prior to Temple, Christine taught at Cherry Hill West High School for 22 years during which her program grew from 60 to over 325 students across seven choirs. Her choirs have performed at numerous ACDA national conventions, MENC and ACDA All Eastern Conventions, and performed with Alan Gilbert (New York Philharmonic), Julius Rudel, Rossen Milanov, Philadelphia's Singing City, and the Newark Boys Choir. Her mens a cappella group, Men of Note, won three consecutive National Championships for Best of High School A Cappella. Christine has been selected for Who’s Who of American Teachers and Who’s Who of American Women.
Christine earned her degrees from Westminster Choir College, studying conducting under Robert Simpson, Elaine Brown, Andrew Megill, and Joseph Flummerfelt. She received their Alumni Merit Award and Alumni Ambassador Award. She is also the recipient of the New Jersey MENC Master Music Teacher award and has received the Governor's Award in Arts Education. She has conducted numerous All State and Honors Choirs, including the 2009 ACDA All National High School Honors Choir. She has been featured on the cover of Choral Director magazine. She is a frequent guest conductor, clinician, and presents workshops across the country on her DVD's Vocal Transformation and Where the Boys Are, as well as her new book, Front-Loading Your Choral Rehearsal, all published by Hal Leonard.
