Mrs. Patton

2002 Teacher of the Year

Marcia is currently director of choirs and chairman of the Fine Arts Department here at Kelly Walsh. A Capella has been featured performers on two regional MENC and ACDA Conventions. In 1998, Marcia was the recipient of the Regional Federation of Interscholastic Music Association’s Outstanding Music Education Award, as well as the Medallion of Excellence in Teaching Award from NCSD #1. Mrs. Patton is also married to the highly esteemed Dr. Patrick Patton. Their children are Neely and John.

Casper Children's Chorale

Marcia Patton is founder and conductor of the Casper Children's Chorale. She has bachelor and masters degrees from the University of Wyoming, and has been teaching music education for 30 years. Marcia has given workshops on children's choirs at state and regional music conventions, and internationally in Brazil and China. She has conducted all-state honor choirs in Wyoming, Montana, and Mississippi, and is known throughout the Northwest for her work with young musicians.

The Casper Children's Chorale was founded in 1979 with the goal of providing a positive choral experience for young singers for their musical enjoyment and self-growth intellectually, physically, socially, and aesthetically. Membership is open to boys and girls in fourth through the eighth grades. Each May, approximately 200 singers audition for the 75 voice chorale.
During the past 21 years, the Chorale has toured throughout Wyoming presenting musical programs for children and community audiences. The Children's Chorale has been chosen through taped auditions to perform at state, regional, and national music educator conventions. The young singing ambassadors from Casper have performed in Los Angeles, Billings, Denver, Portland, Spokane, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York City, and Washington D.C., sharing their love of music and their pride in Wyoming.
(Excerpts from CCC 2000-2001 season brochure.)


Congratulations to last years outstanding teacher!