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

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

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