Sue Fink is an American singer, songwriter, conductor, and voice teacher.

Career

Fink is the founder and conductor of the Angel City Chorale, as well as a songwriter and voice teacher. She graduated magna cum laude with a

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from the

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, where she studied conducting with

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. Fink toured internationally as a member of the

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, eventually establishing the Oriana Renaissance Ensemble and serving as its conductor. In 1976, she founded the Los Angeles Women's Community Chorus (LAWCC), which she also conducted for 10 years.Los Angeles Women's Community Chorus records, 1977-1990 at UCLA Library Special Collections
/ref> Under Fink's direction, the Angel City Chorale has become internationally famous for its music and call for community-building through diversity. The 170-member group has toured internationally and released several CDs. ''One World'', released in late 2018, reached the number 12 spot on the ''Billboard'' world music chart. In 2018, under Fink's direction, the Chorale performed the Christopher Tin song "Baba Yetu" on ''

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''. They won the Golden Buzzer from

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, advancing to the semi-finals. As a performing singer-songwriter, Fink released two critically acclaimed solo albums, ''Big Promise'' and ''True Life Adventure''. She was awarded an Achievement of Excellence by the National Association of Independent Record Distributor (NAIRD). Fink has conducted at events such as the National Democratic Convention and received a certificate of recognition from Los Angeles Mayor

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. In London, she conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and recorded at Abbey Road Studios. Fink maintains a private voice studio in

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. She also composes and arranges for choral organizations, as well as writing for television and movie soundtracks.

Musical works

As a singer-songwriter, Fink has released two critically acclaimed albums, one of which received an award of excellence from the National Association of Independent Record Distributors (NAIRD). In addition, Fink wrote several songs with partner Paul Nelson that were featured in several films, including the Academy Award-winning ''

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'', Stephen King's ''

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'', and several movies featured on HBO, Showtime, CBS, and ABC. She also composed songs for a number of TV shows, including '' NYPD Blue'', ''

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'', '' Two Against Time'' and ''

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''.

References

External links

"Conductor Sue Fink"
Angel City Chorale bio. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
"Sue Fink: Biography"
by Laura Post,

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, online at MSN.com. Retrieved Jan 21, 2010 Living people American women composers 21st-century American composers Women conductors (music) American women singer-songwriters UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American conductors (music) 21st-century American women musicians 21st-century women composers {{US-conductor-stub