About Mr. James Pecar, CVHS Choral Director:
JAMES PECAR is currently in his fifth year as Director of Choirs at Chippewa Valley High School. James graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor’s of Music Education - Vocal, cum laude, from Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. While there, James was the recipient of the “Outstanding Music Educator Award”, conducted several university ensembles, and was founding director of the award-winning Hat Trick, an a cappella men's ensemble. James also started the A Cappella for Autism initiative with Hat Trick which has allowed for multiple donations from Hat Trick to the Macomb Chapter of the Autism Society of America. He also served as president of the student ACDA Chapter. He has studied with Dr. Andrew Larson, Dr. Peter Durow, Dr. Shelby Milburn Price, and Dr. Alain Raines. He has coordinated tours for two international choral ensembles: The Imuka Singers and the Nairobi Chamber Chorus. He currently sings with the Grammy-Winning U of M Choral Union under Dr. Jerry Blackstone. He is a member of Kappa Delta Pi (International Honor Society in Education), Omicron Delta Kappa (National Collegiate Honors Society), ACDA, MSVMA, and NAfME.