Tracy Resseguie
Tracy Resseguie has served as the Director of Choral Activities at Staley High School since it opened in fall of 2008. Before coming to Staley, he was the director of choirs at Shawnee Mission East High School for 12 years.
Under his direction, the choir at Shawnee Mission East toured internationally three times: Italy, at J. S. Bach Church in Leipzig Germany, and Ireland. Staley Choirs have performed in Norway, Ireland, Austria, at Carnegie Hall, and Yardley Hall.
Resseguie is the founder and Creative Director of the World Choral Fest where singers from around the world have premiered music from Dan Forrest. He has conducted choirs at Carnegie Hall, New England Philharmonic, and the Kansas City Wind Symphony. His choir performed the world premiere of Dan Forrest’s “Arise Shine” and have performed with the Kansas City Symphony.
He served as the R & S Men’s Choir Chair for the Southwest American Choral Director’s Association, chaired the Northeast District KMEA, and state ACDA boards. He served as the choral coordinator and a clinician for the KU Midwestern Music Camp from 1993 – 2006, and was Minister of Music at the First Presbyterian Church in Lawrence.
Resseguie is a graduate of Friends University in Wichita, Kansas and holds a Masters of Music Education Choral Pedagogy from the University of Kansas. He resides in Kansas City, Missouri, with his wife, Holly Resseguie and has four wonderful children: Jamie, Kirk, Kyle, and Kara.
The Football Coach of Choirs
Res is known as the football coach of choirs with 34 years of experience pulling from his knowledge as an athlete and coach to create a team working cohesively towards the same goal – loving and creating music.
His goal has always been to create experiences going beyond the individual to the collective. Beyond the choir to the world.
Commissioning and premiering works from world class composers and writers is an important part of teaching students to love the art and the artists.
The results are an enduring love for music. Many of his students have become music educators. A few are professional singers including Ben Bliss and JoAnna Geffert.
Choir is for every student. From the star athlete to the student who feels like they don’t belong. Music brings us all together, working towards a common goal, forging unlikely relationships, and creating art for the world. There is always a place to belong in my choirs.
Res