Claire Conklin Burnett

Background

Burnett, Claire Conklin was born on February 15, 1954 in Huntington, New York, United States. Daughter of Roger Bedell and Marjorie C.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Music Education, West Chester U., 1976; Mechanical and Materials Engineering, U. Connecticut, 1988.

Career

Substitute teacher, Northport (New York) Public Schools, 1976-1977; teacher, Canaan (Vermont) Memorial High School, 1977-1981; instrumental teacher, Lake Region Schools, Orleans, Vermont, 1981-1982; choral director, Rocky Hill (Connecticut) High School, since 1982. Choral chairman Charter Oak Conference Music Festival, Connecticut, 1984-1990, 97, Northern Region Junior High Music Festival, New Britain, Connecticut, 1984-1985. Member scholarship committee Suffield (Connecticut) Arts Council, 1988-1990.

Achievements

• Claire Conklin Burnett has been listed as a noteworthy Music educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Director Northernaires Community Chorus, Colebrook, N.H., 1978-1981, North Country Community Band, Canaan, 1979-1981. Member Friends of Suffield, 1987-1988. Member St. James Episopal Church, West Hartford, Connecticut.

Member Hartford Chorale, 1988. Member National Education Association, Music Educators National Connecticut, Connecticut Music Educators Association (public relations co-chairman 1986-1988, 82-90), Vermont Music Educators Association, American Choral Dirs. Association (Connecticut chapter executive secretary 1988-1989, president 1991-1993, vice president since 1993, chair division senior high R&S, 1994-1996), New England Music Festival Association, Concora (board directors since 1995, vice president since 1996), Concora (vice president board directors,1997-).

Interests

• Avocations: bicycling, skiing, golf, tennis, cooking, gardening, art.

Connections

Married Robert W. Burnett, Oct.6, 1990.

Father:

Roger Bedell C.

Mother:

Marjorie C.

Spouse:

Robert W. Burnett