The Vocal Music Department is under the Direction of Michael Atwood. Mr. Atwood holds an undergraduate degree (BA, Music) from Whittier College, and a master’s degree (MA, Music Education) from the University of the Pacific.  At Whittier, he was a talent scholarship recipient, featured soloist for choir tours, and received the “Outstanding Service in Music” award for the Class of 2019. At Pacific, he served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for Choral Methods, General Music Methods, and First-Year Seminar courses. Mr. Atwood was also inducted into the Pi Kappa Lambda and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies, the only graduate music student from Pacific to be inducted his graduating year. Additionally, he has sung as a Tenor in the San Diego Master Chorale and performed as a chorister with the San Diego Symphony. Mr. Atwood is especially proud to serve as the Vocal Music Director of the Bonita Vista Vocal Music Department, of which he is an alumnus.

BVH Choirs are celebrating more than five decades of excellence. BVH Show Choirs began in 1975 and have been going strong ever since, consistently winning top awards locally, nationally, and internationally, and have traveled extensively, performing in 22 countries on 4 continents over the past 38 years, providing unparalleled enrichment opportunities for students.

The success of the programs are made possible by the dedicated, talented students, and creative team, as well as the families and community who support them. Students experience not only personal growth as musicians and performers, but also as contributing members of a team and a family, creating relationships and memories to last a lifetime.

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