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Ken Goodenberger, Director of West Valley Chorale
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Goodenberger has been a prominent member of the musical scene in
Phoenix for over 25 years. He is a well-rounded musician, who is active
as a conductor, choral clinician, voice teacher, actor and singer. All
of his musical endeavors are dedicated to making music of the highest
caliber accessible to students, choirs and audiences. Mr. Goodenberger currently serves as Director of Music at Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church in Sun City West, Directs the Shir Ami Choir for Temple Kol Ami High Holidays, and is the Artistic Director of the West Valley Chorale. Ken is also an experienced children’s director. This year he was the ariZoni winning Musical Director of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at Theater Works. He has been the director of The Theater Works’ Youth Works Choir, The City of Phoenix Children’s Chorus, and the Arizona Elementary All State Choir. As the Music Director for Showcase Concerts, Ken directs the Royal Renaissance Singers and OperaTunity. Ken is even better known to Valley audiences as a singer than as a conductor. In addition to his abundant performances with OperaTunity and the Royal Renaissance Singers, Mr. Goodenberger performs The Ken and Brenda Show at Theater Works, Arizona Broadway Theatre and many other venues on a regular basis. He sings with the Southwest Palestrina Singers and often solos with the St. Thomas Aquinas Schola. Ken has been the featured Soloist with The Grand Salon Orchestra. He has been featured tenor with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and the West Valley Symphony as well as being a featured vocalist for the Phoenix Sister Cities Chengdu Earthquake Relief Fund Benefit at the Orpheum Theatre. In 2002 he recorded Ramirez’ Misa Criolla with Khenany and the Grammy Award Winning Phoenix Boys Choir, and is an Arizona District Winner of the Metropolitan Opera Competition. Ken has been a frequent soloist and narrator with the Phoenix Symphony and was the featured tenor for the Phoenix Symphony’s first ever sold out weekend of performances with the magnificently reviewed Broadway Showstoppers. He most recently received rave reviews as King Arthur in Camelot and he was nominated for an ariZoni as Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd (all at Theater Works). Ken maintains a private voice studio and lives in Glendale with wife Brenda and their eight children. rev. -09-26-11 |
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