Lori Loftus, the founding director of the Southern California Children's Chorus, is a familiar figure in the music world. She has performed on piano, harpsichord, and pipe organ with the Pacific Symphony and Pacific Chorale in Southern California since 1978. Lori has been fortunate to work with many acclaimed conductors including Howard Swan, David Thorsen, Helmuth Rilling, Zubin Mehta, John Alexander, and Carl St. Clair. She is constantly in demand to adjudicate and conduct choral festivals as well as keyboard competitions. In March 2007, Lori was honored for a lifetime of musical achievements with the Outstanding Alumni Award for Excellence in Choral Music from her alma mater, California State University, Fullerton.