Pamela
Link - Music Camp Director for Camp Crescendo,
Oregon and Idaho
 PAMELA
LINK is the founder and director of
Camp Crescendo, a summer music camp for second to seventh graders.
Camp Crescendo was created in 1990 as a way to encourage children
to enjoy music in a new environment. Her experience teaching
music comes from her sixteen years as an Elementary Music specialist
for the Boise School District. During that time, Pamela wrote,
produced and designed spring and winter programs, directed her
choirs for many concerts and festivals, and encouraged students
to gain confidence through performance. In 1999/2000 she was
granted a yearlong sabbatical in New York City where she observed
Arts Education Programs throughout the city and was employed
by the Education Department of the New York Philharmonic. In
addition, Pamela attended education classes at Juilliard School
of Music where she was invited to be a guest lecturer. She attended
the New York City Roundtable Arts Education Symposium, the Empire
State Partnership Program, New York City Professional Development
Day, Enact Guest Artist Workshops, and the Lincoln Center Institute
Educators' Workshop. This adventure allowed Pamela to incorporate
fresh ideas, music theory and innovative programs to her teaching,
as well as offer new classes at the camp.
Pamela is also involved in a number of
her own musical endeavors. She was a member of "Sounds",
an Idaho women's singing group. She has been the set designer
and stage manager for Sounds productions. Pamela performed
in One Moment in Time, a Fred Norman production at the Velma
Morrison Center, and was featured on CBS Sunday Morning national
TV for her participation in a Manhattan based "Singing Experience".
Pamela received her Bachelor of Arts
degree in Education from Boise State University with a
minor in music. She is the proud mother of three successful
children, each with a background in music. Her youngest
son is a graduate of Linfield College and is the choir
director at Capital High School in Boise, Idaho. Her daughter
is a graduate of Boise State University and and currently
an RN at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, Idaho. Pamela's
eldest son is a graduate of Portland State and is VP of
Enterprise Search Marketing for the New York Times.
 ARTS and MUSIC EDUCATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
• Educational Sabbatical in New York City
• Arts Education classes at Juilliard School of Music
• Guest lecturer at Juilliard School of Music
• Lincoln Center Institute Educator Workshop
• Education Department, New York Philharmonic
• Enact (Drama Institute) Guest Artist Workshops
• New York City Roundtable Arts Education Symposium
• New York City Professional Development Day
BOISE SCHOOL DISTRICT
• Elementary Music Specialist Grades K-6 for sixteen years
• Elementary classroom teacher for six years
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
• Member of Sounds,
an Idaho women's singing group
• Set designer, president, and stage manager for Sounds
productions
• Performed in One Moment in
Time, a Fred Norman production at the Velma Morrison
Center
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