Janet Hitt, Director
Director Janet Hitt began her music education and exposure to choral music at a very early age. Attending performances and rehearsals by her father's choirs were among her first memories. Janet enrolled at Seattle Pacific University as a music major, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in music education. Since her graduation she has done post-graduate work at both the University of Arizona and the University of Washington.
Janet has taught in the Everett School District for the past 23 years. She is perhaps best known for her work at Jackson High School, where she developed an award-winning and nationally recognized choir program. She has worked as an honor choir clinician, and adjudicates throughout the state for both large group and solo/ ensemble festivals.
Janet has completed her fifth season of directing the Skagit Valley Chorale this year. The Chorale boasts a membership of over 130, and is known for its high level of performance of major choral works such as the Mozart Requiem and Handel's Messiah, which was performed in the spring of 2009 with Skagit Symphony.
Janet is known for her passion and love of choral music, and her ability to inspire and instill that same passion and love in those around her. She often speaks of her late father, Maurice Skones, as being such an inspiration to her and to those who sang under him. Janet has carried on the family tradition.
