Louise Loomis
Director, Manzano Day School Chorus
Director Louise Loomis received both Bachelor’s and Master’s of Music Education degrees from the University of New Mexico. Further studies include orff-Schulwerk training from Denver University, Hamline University, the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, the University of St. Thomas, and the orff Institute in Salzburg, Austria. Loomis received the New Mexico Symphony orchestra’s Music Teacher of the Year Award in 1994, was honored with the John M. Batcheller Award for Excellence in Teaching Elementary Music in 2000, and received the Bravo Award for Excellence in Arts Education in 2003.