The UUC Director of Music is Karen P. Thomas, who is also the Artistic Director of Seattle Pro Musica. She received two master of music degrees, in conducting and composition, from the University of Washington. Ms. Thomas has served on the faculties of Pacific Lutheran University, The Evergreen State College, Cornish College, and Edmonds Community College. Active as a conductor in the Seattle area since 1980, she is also a composer with an international reputation. Her compositions are performed throughout the United States and Europe, including numerous international music festivals. With Seattle Pro Musica, she has received the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence and the ASCAP-Chorus America Award for Adventuresome Programming of Contemporary Music.
For further information, please read her bio at the Seattle Pro Musica website.