Kathleen McGuire

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Dr Kathleen McGuire is an Australian-American music educator, composer and conductor with four decades’ experience. She is committed to social justice advocacy, which is reflected by research and artistic contributions. Career highlights: a decade as Artistic Director of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus; conducting at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center; Sydney Opera House; collaborating on major, recognised commissions to co-create the cantata Street Requiem - performed in multiple countries to focus on the plight of homelessness and violence against innocents; also No Excuses!, a choral suite for women inspired by true stories from victims of domestic violence. Qualifications: BMus, GradDipA (Melb), GradDipEd (Monash), MMus (Surrey), DMA, GPTCert, FFD (Boulder), ASCAP, MAGA, Society of PKL.

Experience

  • 2019–present
    Senior Lecturer, Australian Catholic University
  • 2017–present
    Composer, Wirripang (Music Publisher)
  • 2016–present
    Partner, McGuire Music Works
  • 2017–2023
    Music Director, The Tudor Choristers
  • 2013–2020
    Music Teacher, Brunswick Secondary College
  • 2017–2018
    Music Director, The Star Chorale
  • 2013–2016
    Senior Conductor, The School of Hard Knocks Ltd
  • 2015–2016
    Choir Master, Victorian Bar Community Choir
  • 2013–2015
    Residential Director of Music, Queen's College - The University of Melbourne
  • 2013–2015
    Music Director, Melbourne Gay & Lesbian Chorus
  • 2011–2013
    Minister of Music and Arts, Congregational Church of San Mateo
  • 2010–2013
    Artistic Director & Founder, Singers of the Street
  • 2005–2013
    Principal Conductor, Community Women's Orchestra
  • 2006–2011
    Music Instructor, Laney College, Peralta College District (Oakland, California)
  • 2000–2010
    Artistic Director & Conductor, San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
  • 2003–2007
    Music Teacher, Choir of the Sacred Heart (San Francisco)
  • 2004–2005
    Guest Conductor, The Women's Philharmonic (San Francisco, California)
  • 1998–2000
    Guest Conductor, Boulder Philharmonic
  • 1997–2000
    Artistic Director, The Rainbow Chorus (Fort Collins, Colorado)
  • 1998–2000
    Assistant Conductor, Lakewood Symphony (Colorado)
  • 1997–2000
    Assistant Conductor, Lyric Opera (Boulder, Colorado)
  • 1996–2000
    Music Director, St Aidan's Episcopal Church (Boulder, Colorado)

Education

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    Monash University, Postgraduate Diploma in Education
  •  
    Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Music
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    Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (Music)
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    University of Colorado at Boulder, USA, Doctor or Musical Arts
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    University of Surrey (Guildford, UK), Master of Music with Distinction

Publications

  • 2025
    McGuire, K. (Editor). Concertstück pour Violoncelle by Juliette Folville (1905). [Orchestral score and parts]., Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy. [In Press]
  • 2024
    McGuire, K. (Editor) Street Requiem for those who died on the street by McGuire, K., Payne, A., & Welch, J. [music score: multi-movement work for soloists, SATB choir and chamber orchestra]., UpBeat Arts Ltd.
  • 2024
    McGuire, K. (Editor). Street Requiem for those who died on the street. McGuire, K., Payne, A., & Welch, J. (composers). [music score: multi-movement work for soloists, SATB choir and chamber orchestra]., UpBeat Arts Ltd.
  • 2024
    McGuire, K. & Payne, A. (composers). Libera Me - What will you say. [scores and parts for voices and instruments], Publication pending.
  • 2023
    McGuire, K. (Author). Finding a reason: a composer’s pathway forged through social justice advocacy. (Chapter)., In L. Kouvaras, M. Grenfell, & N. Williams (Eds.), The Composer, Herself: Contemporary Snapshots of the Creative Process. Palgrave-Macmillan.
  • 2021
    McGuire, K. & Harris, J. (Authors). Developing pre-service music teachers’ capacities to prepare and lead ensembles in an online environment, through authentic immersion in a cross-campus performance., in EDULEARN21 Proceedings DOI: doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2021. ISBN: 978-84-09-31267-2
  • 2021
    McGuire, K. (Author). Ageing voices: considering the singers’ perspective., Sing Out – Magazine of the Australian National Choral Association, 38(1), 20–21.
  • 2021
    McGuire, K. (Author). The singer's perspective: discovering new ways of learning through online choir engagement., EDULEARN21 Proceedings, pp. 4624-4633.
  • 2021
    McGuire, K. Surviving COVID-19: Positive outcomes from online choir engagement., Sing Out Magazine – Australian National Choral Association, 38(3).
  • 2021
    McGuire, K. (Author). Jump-starting notation: An acceleration strategy for novice musicians, grounded in Orff pedagogy., Musette - Newsletter of the Victorian Orff Schulwerk Association, 49(2), 12–16. ISSN:1835-4033.
  • 2021
    McGuire, K. and & Harris, J. (Authors). Developing Pre-Service Music Teachers’ Intercultural Understanding through a Culturally Diverse Campus Performance., In ASME IIIXX National Conference Proceedings
  • 2020
    McGuire, K. (Composer). Missa de Spiritu Sancto [music score: multi-movement work for choir and orchestra; full score & parts; piano vocal score; for SAB choir & chamber orchestra]., Wirripang.
  • 2020
    McGuire, K. (Composer). Singing Out and Loud. (Octavo for accompanied SATB choir)., Wirripang.
  • 2020
    McGuire, K. (Composer). (Composer). Joy is here to stay. [music score: choral octavo for mixed voices and piano]., Wirripang.
  • 2019
    McGuire, K. (Arranger). (Arranger). Dhungala Choral Connection Songbook. [Instrumental accompaniment]., Cheetham, D., Hitchcock, J. (composers). With Lalich, T. (arrangers). Short Black Opera.
  • 2018
    McGuire, K. (Author). Ben Leske Remembered., In Sing Out (Vol 2, 2018). Australian National Choral Association.
  • 2017
    McGuire, K. (Composer). Auld Lang Syne [for guitar, tin whistle, men's choir], Wirripang.
  • 2017
    McGuire, K. (Composer). Immortality [music score for mixed voices and piano]., Liiv, J. (Librettist). (1864—1913). Talvet, J. & Hix, H.L. (Eng. trans.) (2013). Wirripang.
  • 2017
    McGuire, K. (Composer). Magnificat – Song of Mary [music score for women’s voices & piano]., Wirripang.
  • 2017
    McGuire, K. (Composer). Ordinary Mass in English [music score for mixed voices]., Wirripang.
  • 2017
    McGuire, K. (Composer). Prelude and Phantasy [music score for classical guitar]., Wirripang.
  • 2016
    Green, C. & McGuire, K. (Composers). No Excuses! Choral suite for women's voices. [scores and instrumental parts]., In Press.
  • 2016
    McGuire, K. (Arranger). Harriet Tubman [music score for women’s voices]., Robinson, W.H. (Composer). (1977). Shawnee Press.
  • 2015
    McGuire, K. (Author). A quarter century of queer choruses. [Chapter]., In D. Hardy (ed), Bold: stories from older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender & intersex people. Melbourne, Vic: The Rag and Bone Man Press. 160-163.
  • 2014
    McGuire, K. (Arranger). When Irish eyes are smiling. [music score]. , In Various Voices Dublin 2014 Irish Songbook. Irish Music Rights Organisation, 73-80.
  • 2008
    Coffee, S., Coleman, D., Coyle, P., Hill, S., Holt, G., McGuire, K., Roma, C., & Zwozdesky, W. (Eds.) Songs of Courage – celebrating 25 years of life-changing music. [music score]. , GALA Choruses Inc.

Research Areas

  • Higher Education (130103)
  • Music Performance (190407)
  • Music Composition (190406)
  • Educational Psychology (170103)
  • Curriculum And Pedagogy (1302)
  • Creative Arts, Media And Communication Curriculum And Pedagogy (130201)
  • Performing Arts And Creative Writing (1904)

Contact Kathleen for

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  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision