Chorus

Derek Pulsifer is the OVOC choir director for the 2026-2027 season and has been in this role since 2020. Derek graduated from Warner Pacific University and has been an active educator in the North-Central Washington region since 2006, starting at Lake Roosevelt and then moving to Bridgeport, where he taught band, choir, guitar, and mariachi. He is currently the music teacher at North Omak Elementary School.

 

Derek has been involved with OVOC as a performer for most of that time, participating at different times in the orchestra, choir, big band, and Brassworks. Derek also performs with the Valley Winds concert band and is an active member of the Washington Music Educators Association, where he will be presenting a session on elementary music methods at the state convention this winter and is the president-elect of the regional board.

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Derek strives to make the OVOC choir a welcoming place focused on the community of music-making. He understands the value of music in allowing people to tell their stories and programs a diverse selection of music to reflect that. “As an ensemble in a somewhat isolated area, we have the awesome responsibility of bringing music and stories to our community. It’s my job as director to bring life to those different stories and, in turn, allow us as an ensemble and our individual musicians to tell their stories as well through our music. We look forward to sharing our music with you this season!”