Paula Ring Zerkle

Background

Zerkle, Paula Ring was born on August 28, 1959 in Oakland, California, United States. Daughter of John Austin and Grace Leona (Foster) Zerkle.

Education

Bachelor in Music and French, University California, Berkeley, 1982. MM in Orchestral and Choral Conducting, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1986. DM in Choral Music, Indiana University, 1998.

Career

Director music Unitarian Universalist Church, Bloomington, Indiana, 1988-1992, Bloomington Feminist Chorus, 1988-1992. Director choral activities Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio, 1990, Lewis and Clark State College, Lewiston, Idaho, 1992-1994. Chair and director choral music Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, since 1994.

Music director Wesley United Methodist Church, 1995-1997, Lehigh Valley Vocal Works, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1995-1998. Director, soprano Valley Vocal Quartet, 1997—2001. Board directors Friends of Music, Bethlehem, since 1995.

Achievements

• Paula Ring Zerkle has been listed as a noteworthy music educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Choral Directors Association, Music Educators National Conference, International Alliance for Women in Music, Conductors Guild, International Federation Choral Music.

Interests

• Yoga, meditation, bicycling.

Connections

Married Timothy Paul Falconer, May 25, 1996.