History of the Choir

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 CHORAL DEPARTMENT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF 
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-present Nyadia Thorpe

 

Choir Accompanists

YEAR CHOIR ACCOMPANIST
1948-1949 Bev Henson
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 Amanda Hughes