Username: Password:              Sign Up home choirs events videos choreographers arrangers costumes social songs search   Show Choir Community    Personnel    John Burlace John Burlace John Burlace earned his Bachelor of Music in Vocal Music Education from Millikin University (Decatur, IL) and his Master of Science in Education from Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, IL). He has been on the choral faculty at Carmel High School since the Fall of 2014. Prior to moving to Carmel, John spent 12 years teaching at both Wheaton Warrenville South High School and Edison Middle School (Wheaton, IL), where he was the proud director of “The Classics”, “Esprit”, and “Electric Youth” show choirs among many other ensembles. His competitive ensembles have been consistently recognized for excellence in vocal production, choreography, instrumental performance and show design. While under his direction, John’s groups have performed for national industrial shows and appeared on ABC’s Windy City Live with GLEE star Jane Lynch. As an active arranger, adjudicator, and guest conductor, he has worked with choirs in 14 states and maintains a busy schedule as a show choir clinician across the country. John is a former Show Choir Repertoire & Standards Co-chair for the Illinois ACDA and has served on staff of several summer camps including Showchoir Camps of America, The Southern Experience Show Choir Camp (University of Southern Mississippi), and Nebraska Show Choir Camp (University of Nebraska). He and his wife Ana enjoy traveling, Disney, and Starbucks. director Arranger Adjudicator Finally Found You / Danza Kuduro / Whenever, Wherever / Two Worlds Enrique Iglesias, Don Omar, Shakira, Phil Collins (Tarzan) Shepherd Hill Regional High School "Fantasy" 2019 Girl in the Mirror / Someone to You Bebe Rexha, BANNERS Millard West High School "West in the Groove" 2022 Gold / Diamonds Imagine Dragons, Sam Smith Millard West High School "Uptown Girls" 2022 Good Day Coming / The Future Is Golden / Magalenha / Rhythm Is Gonna Get You / Himno del Carnaval / Danza Kuduro / Mi Gente Oh The Larceny, Oh the Larceny, Carlinhos Brown, Gloria Estefan, District 78 feat. Shakira, Don Omar, J. Balvin feat. Willy William Carmel High School "Ambassadors" 2025 Goodbye / This City / We Have Arrived Catch Me If You Can, Patrick Stump, Rae feat. Classic Wheaton Warrenville South High School "The Classics" 2012 Hot Fun in the Summertime / Down by the Lazy River / Proud Mary Sly and the Family Stone, The Osmonds, Creedence Clearwater Revival Carmel High School "Ambassadors" 2024 Hustle / Ruby is Red Hot P!nk, RuPaul Millard West High School "Uptown Girls" 2022 I Love Me / This Is Me Meghan Trainor with LunchMoney Lewis, Keala Settle (The Greatest Showman) Millard West High School "West in the Groove" 2022 I See Fire / Dust in the Wind / Legends Never Die Ed Sheeran, Kansas, Against the Current Totino-Grace High School "Company of Singers" 2021 I Wanna Be a Rockette Kicks: The Showgirl Musical Enterprise High School "Esprit" 2020 I Will Remember You / Remember Me Sarah McLachlan, Josh Groban Shepherd Hill Regional High School "Fantasy" 2019 I'm Walking Right Down the Middle of Main Street U.S.A. / Won't You Be My Neighbor? / Love Thy Neighbor Disney Studio Chorus, Fred Rogers (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood), The Prom (musical) Carmel High School "Ambassadors" 2023 If the World Only Knew Scott Evan Davis Jackson Academy "Showtime" 2025 Just Around the Riverbend / Truly Alive / Strangers Like Me / Hoedown Judy Kuhn, Amazing Grace (musical), Phil Collins (Tarzan), Aaron Copland Carmel High School "Ambassadors" 2024 Just Dance / Dance Like Nobody's Watching / Burning Down the House Lady Gaga, Family Force 5, Talking Heads Olentangy High School "Keynotes" 2023 Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Sponsored ©2002-2025 Show Choir Community. All Rights Reserved.