MEET KIRK MARCY

Kirk Marcy is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Northern Colorado. He began his teaching career in 1983 at Lake Washington High School, in Kirkland, Washington. In 1987, he joined the Four Freshmen, singing and playing keyboards and brass. In 1988, Kirk returned to the Pacific Northwest to become the Director of Choirs at Edmonds College.

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Kirk has been honored to conduct All-State Choirs in fifteen states, and served as guest conductor of the 2014 ACDA Northwest Division Honor Jazz Choir. He is in demand as a clinician and adjudicator at choral and vocal jazz festivals throughout the United States and Canada. Kirk has served as ACDA National Vocal Jazz Repertoire & Standards Chair, and served as the manager for the WMEA All-State Jazz Choir, from 1990 to 2024.

In 2008, Kirk was inducted into the Washington Music Educators Association Hall of Fame. In 2013, he received Edmonds College’s “Excellence in Education Award” for outstanding teaching. Kirk was selected as the 2017 Washington Interscholastic Activities Association ‘Music Educator of the Year’. He retired in June of 2024 after 36 years at Edmonds College and 40 years of teaching.