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 85 / When I'm Gone / Day for the Dead Andy Grammer, Alesso and Katy Perry, Zac Brown Band Carmel High School "Accents" 2023 A Bit of Earth / Come to My Garden / Make Our Garden Grow The Secret Garden, The Secret Garden (musical), Candide (operetta) Carmel High School "Ambassadors" 2023 According To You Orianthi Enterprise High School "Esprit" 2020 All Over the World Electric Light Orchestra Urbandale High School "Studio" 2018 Around the World / An Old-Fashioned Wedding / Some Enchanted Evening Victor Young, Annie Get Your Gun (musical), South Pacific (musical) Urbandale High School "Studio" 2018 Beautiful / Who Will Love Me As I Am? Christina Aguilera, Side Show (musical) Enterprise High School "Esprit" 2020 Millard West High School "Uptown Girls" 2022 Beautiful Creatures / Get Lucky / On Top of the World Illenium, Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers, Imagine Dragons Totino-Grace High School "Company of Singers" 2021 Blown DNCE feat. Kent Jones Glenwood High School "Titan Fever" 2020 Born for This BeBe Winans Homewood High School "The Network" 2022 Born This Way / Express Yourself Lady Gaga, Madonna Enterprise High School "Esprit" 2020 Both Sides, Now / How You Live (Turn Up the Music) Joni Mitchell, Point of Grace Carmel High School "Accents" 2023 Break On Through (To the Other Side) / Crossing a Bridge / Day for the Dead The Doors, Anastasia (musical), Zac Brown Band Shepherd Hill Regional High School "Fantasy" 2019 Brother, My Brother / Bring Him Home / The Glory The Civil War, Les Misérables (musical), The Civil War (musical) Carmel High School "Ambassadors" 2024 Celebration / The Loco-Motion / We Are Family / Ain't No Mountain High Enough / Shout Kool & the Gang, Little Eva, Sister Sledge, Marvin Gaye and Tami Tarrell, The Isley Brothers Urbandale High School "Studio" 2018 1 2 3 4 5 Next Sponsored ©2002-2024 Show Choir Community. All Rights Reserved.