Meet Our "Staff"

Kathleen (Washburn) McCarty, Director is a 1987 graduate of the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam with a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Education (vocal concentration) with a minor in Special Education.  Kathleen also holds a MALS degree from SUNY Plattsburgh.   She has performed locally as a soloist with Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra, Fort Edward Summer Theatre, The Mastersingers, Adirondack Voices and with various churches throughout the area.  Kathleen was the original Director and President of Adirondack Voices in 1998!

Kathleen was a Music Educator for many years teaching at Schroon Lake Central School, Granville Jr/Sr High School and Saratoga Springs City School District; grades K-8 general music, MIOL (9-12), Music University (Theory I), AP Music Theory, Freshman Choir, Concert Choir, Mixed High School Choir, Select Choir (The Choraliers) as well as group and individual vocal lessons. She has served as the  NYSSMA Zone 7 Area All-State Choral Chair, NYSSMA Festival Chair, SWCMEA All County Choral Festival Chair and served as an SWCMEA officer. She has conducted select ensembles in major work performances (Haydn, Bach, Rutter, Faure, Schubert, Mozart)  with organist Farrell Goehring and a chamber orchestra at Bethesda Church in Saratoga Springs.

She retired from full-time teaching at the end of the 2020 school year. Kathleen is currently the Student Teaching Facilitator of the Capital District Area for the Crane School of Music/SUNY Potsdam (2020-Present), a NYSSMA solo adjudicator and the organist and choir director of the Village Baptist Church (Fort Edward).

“Every day, music makes a difference in someone’s life. I look forward to continuing to have those  that I make music with, making a difference in my life. It's not just notes on a page. It's each member  combining their voices together to create those musical moments within an ensemble. Hearing, feeling, interpreting each piece in its own unique way.”