IRVINE HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL MUSIC FACULTY
2023 - 2024
Tina Peterson, Choral Music Director
Jill Brenner, Accompanist
TBD, Student Teacher
PERFORMING ARTS FACULTY
Richard Huang, Instrumental Music
Sheryl Sloate, Dance
Chelsea Skoien, Theater Arts
IRVINE HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
Dr. Jeffery Hernandez, Ed. D., Principal
Kelly Molina, Assistant Principal
Chris Nguyen, Assistant Principal
TINA GLANDER PETERSON Tina Glander Peterson has over twenty five years of professional choral directing and teaching experience as a public-school music educator in Wisconsin and California. Currently, she is Director of Choirs at Irvine High School where she conducts five choirs and teaches advanced placement music theory. Under her direction, Irvine High School choirs have consistently earned superior ratings in state and regional choral festivals. Tina also holds the position of Minister of Music at Church of the Foothills in Tustin, CA. For three years, she was the Director of Choirs at Oak Middle School in Los Alamitos, CA., and taught middle school choral music for ten years in the public schools of Wisconsin. While in Wisconsin, she was conductor of the Milwaukee Children's Choir upper-level treble ensemble, the Cantorei Choir. She is an active adjudicator and guest clinician for choral music festivals and performance events around the state, and is a member of The Southern California Vocal Association (SCVA) and the California Choral Directors Association (CCDA), currently serving as the Southern Section Representation. In 2019, Tina was awarded Irvine High School's Teacher of the Year at Irvine High School and she was the recipient of the Irene Schoepfle Lifetime Achievement Award for distinguished contributions to music education. Mrs. Peterson earned her Bachelor of Music Education degree from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and her Master of Music in Music Education and Choral Conducting from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. |
JILL BRENNER Jill Brenner, accompanist for Irvine High School’s choral music ensembles since 1988, is a graduate of the University of Missouri at Kansas City with a degree in piano performance. Both of Jill’s daughters are graduates of Irvine High School. In addition to her duties at Irvine High School, Jill is the pianist at the Irvine United Congregational Church. She has been honored as Classified Employee of the Year for the Irvine Unified School District.; Mrs. Brenner is in demand as accompanist for soloists, small groups, weddings, and other choral groups in Orange County. TBD |
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Dr. Jeffery Hernandez, Ed. D. |