Our Director

Lynne Erickson - Director                                      

Sacramento Valley Chorus is proud to introduce their MASTER DIRECTOR, Lynne Erickson!

Congratulations, Lynne, for achieving MASTER DIRECTOR status in 2013!

 

Lynne started in Sweet Adelines over 30 years ago, in Anchorage, Alaska, at the age of 16. Over the years she has been a member of the Anchorage Cheechako Chapter, Camellia City Chorus Chapter (in Sacramento), and most recently, Sacramento Valley Chorus. She began assistant directing while in Camellia City Chorus and continued after moving to Sacramento Valley Chorus.

In April of 2007, Lynne became the director of Sacramento Valley Chorus.  Under her guidance and the strong support of her musical leaders and every member on the risers, the chorus has prospered and grown musically and in membership.  Each year the leadership strives to improve the expectations, guidance and direction of the chorus and it seems to be working because the chorus keeps coming back each week and meeting or exceeding those expectations!  They work hard and go home fulfilled and happy with what was accomplished.  No wasted time here!  Directing has opened a whole new world and Lynne truly loves the opportunity for growth in the directing arena while working hard to make this a fun, exciting and rewarding experience for everyone.

Over the years Lynne has won several quartet medals including two 2nd place medals and a wildcard placement on the International Stage.  Not having an outlet for her own singing (since the coaches keep telling her to stop singing while directing!)  is more than she can stand. So, Lynne also sings lead in a quartet called Premium Blend. 

Lynne works for the US Army Corps of Engineers as a Budget Analyst. She is married to Dan, her wonderful husband, who is an awesome support system to Lynne, as well as the chorus. (He puts up and takes down our risers every week, as well as hauling them to retreat and shows.) She has two sons, John and Matt. Their youngest son, Matt, recently completed his bachelors degree at California State University in Communications and Marketing/International Marketing.  He is also an event planner, DJ and dance instructor, while he looks for a career in his new field. John works as a computer technician in the Natomas school district. He and his  wife Edith have two beautiful children, Jenny (12) and Jonathan (5).  Lynne is a happy grandma!

A highlight for all of us is the yearly show.  Lynne loves the challenge of helping create a great show.  Teaching and interpreting the music, as well as working with a show theme and script to pull it all together is a lot of hard work, but the end product just gets better each year! The chorus learns several new songs each year, so no one has a chance to get bored!  The yearly competition brings a whole new focus. Competition is a wonderful learning and growing experience. All the information gleaned from coaches in preparation for competition, is nearly as much fun as the competition itself!  In Lynnes' words, "This is one of the things which set this awesome organization apart from any other. Through competition, we learn, we grow, and we improve. We’re always reaching for the higher rung…."   She lives her life the same way, so her union as Director with Sacramento Valley Chorus is a match made in heaven.