PINNACLE MUSIC FESTIVAL, LLC
BRANDON, FLORIDA

Candice, serves as the Festival Director of Pinnacle Music Festival. She started her career in travel as a student tour operator in 2007. During that time, she was very involved with another music festival and has the knowledge to make the experience one you will remember for years to come. In high school, she was a member of show choir and traveled to music festivals with her music program She is an excellent choice for planning Pinnacle because of her unparalleled understanding of student group needs. Candice’s bubbly attitude is the personality and the heart of our team. een a choral music educator in the Georgia and Texas public school systems for over thirty years, and is currently responsible for teaching Mastery Choir, AdvancedChorus, multiple beginning choral classes, Show Choir and musical theater productions at Alexander. She is the Douglas County Choral Resource teacher responsible for staff development and mentoring middle and high school choral directors in her county. She is an accomplished conductor and remains active as a performing pianist ted in international concert tours throughout England and Ireland, and have performed in festivals in Hawaii, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Orlando and additional locations. Her choirs and productions have received superior ratings and critical acclaim including nominations in the Shuler Awards. Sandra was chosen by her peers as “Teacher of the Year” for 2011-2012 and system winner Star Teacher in 2006. District Choral Division of KMEA, past member of the KMEA Festival Commission, serving as the Festival Manager for over 12 years. He served as treasurer for Kentucky Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association for six-years, President of KYACDA for two years and Vice-President for two-years. Mr. DeWeese served on the planning committee for the Southern Division of the American Choral Directors Association Southern Division Conferences in Louisville, 2008, Interest Session Chair in Memphis, 2010, and was co-interest session chair in Winston-Salem, 2012. Mr. DeWeese retired from Paducah Tilghman High School in June of 2012, after completing over twenty-seven years of service as a Music Educator in Kentucky. He was Director of Music/Organist of Paducah First Baptist Church, until his resignation in May of 2012, where he served on staff there for over twenty-three years. He was named Director of Music Ministries at Broadway United Methodist Church in Paducah, June 1, 2012, where he currently serves. The Chancel Choir at Broadway United Methodist performs at least twice a year with orchestra presenting major works which have included Admission to Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Show Admission to Music Mansion (variety show)