Judy Rose has been an active music director, accompanist, composer and singer in the Portland Metro area for many years and has a long affiliation with Aurora Chorus. She was assistant conductor with David York when the chorus was in its infancy and has performed with the chorus as an accompanist and guest artist on several occasions. Judy currently works as a music teacher for Portland Public Schools. She works hard for students, colleagues, and especially enjoys teaching all the young people who don’t see teachers who look like them. She is motivated to help others grow and believe that they can BE somebody. In 2018 Judy donated her highly successful piece, “A Jubilant Day,” to Grant High School’s Royal Blues. In the introduction to the song she was quoted as saying “I believe that getting through what we are all experiencing in the world right now, that there has to be some joy in the world, If there is to be that joy, we must create it. By creating music, poetry, dance, works of art, we are creating that joy for others to hear.”