Choir Faculty and Staff Bios
Dr. Cindy Harrison
Director of Choral Activities
Phone: (903) 875-7532
Teaches: All Choral Ensembles, Private Voice Lessons
Dr. Amanda Hughes
Associate Professor of Piano / Accompanist
Phone: (903) 875-7531
Teaches: Piano, Piano-Private Lessons
PAST DIRECTORS AND CHOIR ACCOMPANISTS
The Music Department at Navarro College was founded in 1947 under the direction of C.E. Beene during the first decade of the College’s existence.
Choir Directors
|
YEAR |
CHOIR DIRECTOR |
|
1948-1963 |
C.E. Boone |
|
1963-1965 |
Grady Barnes |
|
1966-1970 |
Samuel Choate |
|
1971-1973 |
Jack Butler |
|
1974 |
Robert Whipkey |
|
1980 |
Susan Burt |
|
1985-2000 |
David Timmerman |
|
2000-2005 |
Larry Metcalf |
|
2005-2006 |
Jerome Westerman |
|
2006-2014 |
Rodney Haedge |
|
2014-2018 |
Christopher Price |
|
2018-2022 |
Nyadia Thorpe |
|
2022-present |
Dr. Cindy Harrison |
Choir Accompanists
|
YEAR |
CHOIR ACCOMPANIST |
|
1948-1949 |
*Distinguished Alumni Recipient, Inducted 1965 |
|
1950-1951 |
Billy Dan Clark |
|
1952-1953 |
Peggy Carroll |
|
1953-1954 |
Patty Formby |
|
1956-1957 |
Eleanor Beene |
|
1957-1958 |
Elizabeth Thompson |
|
1985-2010 |
Sheila Herod |
|
2010-2016 |
Christina Mims |
|
2016-present |
Dr. Amanda Hughes |