Joe C. Pendleton


is the Director of Choral Activities at the University of South Alabama, a post he has held since 2005. Dr. Pendleton is a native of Texas.


AMEA 2008 Clinicians and


He received the


Bachelor of Music degree from Dallas Baptist University in 1993, the Master of Music degree from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2000 and completed the Doctor of Philosophy in Fine Arts (Music) degree from the Texas Tech University School of Music in 2005. His disser- tation topic was a qualitative examination of the founding, organization and management of com- munity choruses in Texas. During his graduate studies and faculty service at USA, Dr. Pendleton has taught in the Music History department, the Graduate Studies department and the Music Theory department, and currently teaches courses in conducting in addition to directing three choral ensembles. He has studied conducting with Stephen Holcomb, Joe King, David Keith, Pamela Elrod and John Dickson. He has performed at regional and national American Choral Directors Association conventions, multiple times at the Texas Music Educators Association convention, in Europe and the Middle East and was a member of the TMEA All-State Choir. At USA, Dr. Pendleton founded the Chamber Singers ensemble, an innovative chorus that teaches sight-singing to non-music majors on the collegiate level. USA is only the second university in the nation to offer such a program. He has also performed wide- ly on the musical theatre stage and as a soloist. Dr. Pendleton and his wife, Marie, have one son, Jake, and are expecting a second child in late April. He and his family reside in Mobile, AL. He is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity, College Music Society, American Choral Director’s Association, Alabama Choral Director’s Association, Music Educators National Conference, Alabama Vocal Association, Texas Choral Director’s Association, and the Texas Music Educator’s Association.


Randolph Young Voices Choir


is a non-auditioned volunteer group of third and fourth grade students who rehearse one afternoon per week after school. Established in 1999 the choir has grown from twenty-four students to over sixty-five members which is more than sixty percent of the students in those grades. The choir performs annually at Randolph’s Candlelight Concert, at “Under the Christmas Tree” in the Von Braun Center, at local assisted living facilities and at various school assemblies. Each spring they perform a musical. They have also sung The National Anthem at a Huntsville Stars’ baseball game and have performed at Alabama Constitution Park’s “Santa’s Village”.


The Randolph


School 5th and 6th Grade Hand Chimes Ensembles are non-auditioned groups which meet weekly after school. They perform on two three octave sets of Malmark choir chimes playing level 1+ to level 3 handbell music. Many of the members began in the fourth grade beginning ensembles, but some have begun their hand chime experience at this level.


Dr. Carly Johnson teaches applied trumpet and brass methods at Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama. Prior to moving to Alabama, she taught applied trumpet and brass meth- ods at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. She completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Trumpet Performance from The Ohio State University, the Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance from the University of Florida, and the Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Youngstown State University. She has performed with the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, Youngstown (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra, Ashland (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra, Springfield (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Columbus (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra, Columbus (Ohio) ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, and the Columbus (Ohio) Bach Ensemble


ala breve 37 The hand chime ensembles perform annually at Randolph’s


Candlelight Concert, at “Under the Christmas Tree” in the Von Braun Center, at local assisted living facilities and at vari- ous school assemblies. They have also performed at Alabama Constitution Park’s “Santa’s Village”.


Performers


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