Bruce Rogers
Director of Choral Activities at Mt. San Antonio College, in Walnut, California.
In this role, he oversees the department’s various vocal and choral programs, which
span the entire spectrum of music – from classical to jazz. He personally directs
Mt. San Antonio College’s award-winning Chamber Singers and the elite vocal jazz ensemble,
Singcopation.
Choirs under his direction have achieved top ranking in national and international
competitions throughout the world, including performances in Concert Halls throughout
the United States, Canada, Australia, China, Scotland, Wales, England, France, Italy,
Germany, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, South Africa,
Slovenia, Slovakia and China. Mr. Rogers' choirs have had the honor of performing
at eight California State Conventions, fifteen American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Regional and National Conventions as
well as performing at three International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) National
Conventions and a 2017 performance at the Jazz Education Network (JEN) Conference.
In the year 2001, Mr. Rogers became the first choral director in United States history
to have two different choirs perform at both the IAJE National Convention and the
ACDA National Convention, and in 2005, he achieved this special honor once again.
In 2017 he again had two different choirs perform at both the JEN National Conference
in New Orleans and the ACDA National Convention in Minneapolis.
Mr. Rogers’ guest conducting ventures outside of the United States, includes conducting
at the “AMIS International Honor Band and Choral Festival” hosted by the International
School at The Hague in the Netherlands, conducting at the “ACCET Choral Conductor’s
Workshop” held in Melbourne, Australia, guest conducting the music of Franz Joseph
Haydn in Vienna and Budapest with a Festival Choir and Orchestra honoring the 200th
Anniversary of Haydn’s death, and was the headline clinician and guest conductor at
the "Australian National Choral Association" (ANCA) Convention in Port Macquarie,
Australia. He has guest conducted the New York Chamber Orchestra and Festival Chorus
at Carnegie Hall on seven different occasions and has performed by special invitation
at Lincoln Center.
In 2007, Professor Rogers was invited to conduct the ACDA National Two-Year College
Honor Choir at the ACDA National Convention in Miami, Florida. He has been invited
to serve as the American Judge on the jury panel for the “International Musical Eisteddfod
Competition” in Llangollen, Wales on four different occasions and in the Spring of
2009, he was a guest clinician at the “University of North Texas Vocal Jazz Festival”
along with recording artist Tierney Sutton. Mr. Rogers has presented lectures, adjudicated,
or conducted both classical and vocal jazz All-State and Collegiate Honor Choirs in
twenty-eight states, the British Isles, Canada, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Australia,
and the Netherlands.
For his many achievements, Mt. SAC presented Professor Rogers with its prestigious
“Faculty Member of the Year” award, the National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO) honored him in 2023 with their
Lifetime Achievement Award, the Upland Community Foundation honored him as a recipient of their 2010 "Spotlight
Award" for Outstanding Educator, in 2013 he was awarded the "CMEA Pearson-Silver Burdett
Choral Educator Award" honoring excellence in choral education and performance, and
in 2014 he received the California Music Educators Association’s “Outstanding Music
Educator’s Award”. He has also signed with Gentry Music to publish the “Bruce Rogers
Choral Series”, which strives to discover challenging new choral works from throughout
the world.