San Diego Master Chorale Names Jen Rogers New Executive Director

(San Diego, California) The San Diego Master Chorale’s Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Jen Rogers as its new Executive Director. This will be the first full-time Executive Director for the SD Master Chorale in the choir’s 61-year history. 

Jen Rogers joins the San Diego Master Chorale with nearly twenty years’ experience in arts administration. She formerly served as the President & CEO of the Phoenix Chorale, a Grammy Award-winning professional choir in Phoenix, AZ. 

“Jen rose to the top of a very strong pool of candidates in several ways,” said Julie Ann Sih, SD Master Chorale Board President. “The search committee was impressed with her achievements with the Phoenix Chorale, her varied consulting experience, her solid reputation in the choral field, and her sense of adventure and fun when asked how she would approach this new Executive Director position.”

“I am thrilled that Jen is taking on this vital leadership role with the SD Master Chorale. She brings a wealth of expertise in leading choral arts organizations and I have no doubt she will immediately raise the profile of the SD Master Chorale,” said John K. Russell, SD Master Chorale Music Director. “She will make a perfect addition to our thriving San Diego arts community. Welcoming Jen to the role of Executive Director is a significant step forward for us, and I could not be happier with the opportunity to work with her.”

Each year, the SD Master Chorale reaches tens of thousands of listeners through live performances and through re-broadcasts on KPBS, San Diego’s NPR station. The Chorale can frequently be heard in collaboration with the San Diego Symphony and the Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra. Its community programs include an annual High School Honor Choir workshop for more than 100 outstanding young singers from across San Diego County. 

For more information, visit sdmasterchorale.org.