FMEA CONCERT: UWF Singers – University of West Florida

UWF Singers

Day

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Time

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Venue

Tampa Convention Center

Room

Ballroom B

Format

Concert

Topics

Grade Levels

Sponsored By

FMEA

The UWF Singers is the flagship choral ensemble at the University of West Florida. Founded in 1967 and situated in Pensacola, this undergraduate-only group consists of students from a wide variety of degree programs. Under the direction of Dr. Peter Steenblik, they have become known for choral excellence throughout Northwest Florida. The Dr. Grier Williams School of Music is proud to have a robust scholarship initiative benefitting students campus-wide, and offers the BM performance, BME music education with specializations, and the BA music and an outside field. The UWF Singers recently performed at the 2022 FLACDA Conference in Orlando and by invitation at the ACDA Southern Division Conference with the Mobile Symphony Orchestra. Additional collaborations include the Pensacola Opera, Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, Choral Society of Pensacola, and the Pensacola Children’s Chorus.

Dr. Peter Steenblik 

University of West Florida
Director of Choral Activities

Peter Steenblik, DMA, is director of choral activities at the University of West Florida and artistic director of the Choral Society of Pensacola. He is the president-elect for the Florida chapter of the American Choral Directors Association, recipient of the 2023 FMEA College Music Educator of the Year award, and the 2022 FVA Service Award, a manifestation of the impact of his work in the state and beyond. He is an active conductor, presenter, adjudicator, and clinician with national and international credits. The UWF Singers, under his direction, performed at the Florida ACDA convention in Orlando and at the ACDA Southern Division Conference. His choirs have appeared in concert with the Tabernacle Choir, Utah Symphony, Ballet West, Women’s Chorus of Dallas, Pensacola Opera, Mobile Symphony Orchestra, and Pensacola Symphony Orchestra. He holds degrees in conducting, vocal pedagogy, and music education from the University of North Texas and the University of Utah.

The FMEA Professional Development Conference and All-State Ensembles receive support in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.