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Jennifer Curts

 

Jennifer Curt, soprano, and a dramatic lyric soloist and oboist, has an extraordinary way of cutting straight to the core of her listeners’ emotions. Described as a vocal chameleon, she has performed as a soloist and as a member of ensembles throughout Michigan. These include the Michigan Chorale, Flint Symphony Chorus, Cantata Academy Chorale, Kearsley Park Players, Flint Light Opera, Flint Symphonic Wind Ensemble, as well as numerous churches. She has studied privately under the guidance of Ms. Nada Radakovich and Mr. Michael Emshwiller.

 

 

 

 

 

Jocelyn Urmanic

Jocelyn Urmanic, mezzo-soprano, is a versatile singer, performing both pop and contemporary Christian music. She has performed in various groups, including “Joz & Tom”, “Turning Point”, and “4Him”. She has been a member of various area choruses, including the Flint Symphony Chorus and has been a soloist at churches throughout the Flint area. Currently, at United Methodist Church in Davison, she serves as a soloist, liturgist, worship leader, and certified lay servant. This is her first opportunity to sing as a soloist for Handel’s Messiah.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Nickora

 

 

Robert Nickora, tenor, began singing at an early age. He was a student of Samuel Adams, Dr. Delbert Simon, and Dr. Joyce Zastrow. As a soloist he has sung Bach’s “St. John’s Passion”, Mozart’s “Requiem”, Beethoven’s “Mass in C”, Haydn’s “Creation”, and other classical works. He was a staff choir member and soloist at Kirk in the Hills, and First Presbyterian Church in Birmingham for over 15 years. For the past 20 years, Mr. Nickora has worked as producer, compiler, writer, advisor and programmer for record companies in England, Australia, and the U.S.

 

 

 

 

Paul Cote

 

 

Paul Cote’, bass, began his vocal journey as a choir boy in Detroit and continued in choirs through high school and college at the Univ. of Detroit, and Univ. of Mich. During his career as a General Electric engineer, he sang in church and community choral groups. The opportunity to sing with the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus under Robert Shaw was the highlight of his singing career. His best memories include traveling with the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus through England and Wales. Paul has been a member of LCCC for 18 years.

 

Dr. Howell Resume

EDWARD NEAL HOWELL

523 East Flint Street

Davison, Michigan 48423


TEACHER CERTIFICATION

Michigan – Music Education (JQ) K-12, Provisional Teaching Certificate, through June 30, 2020.

Kentucky – Music Education, K-12, Professional Teaching Certificate, through June 30, 2019.

EDUCATION

Rank 1 KMUS (P-12) Music Education, Western Kentucky University, May 2013.

 Teaching practicum instrumental music with middle/ high school bands.  Teaching practicum K-5 elementary vocal music.

Doctor of Music Ministry (Conducting with minor in musicology and hymnology),

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, December 1997.  Written project:  An Approach to Expressive and Creative Interpretation of Hymns for Worship.

Basic Course (Trumpet), United States Army Element School of Music, Norfolk, Virginia, October 1984.

Master of Church Music (Conducting/Voice), The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, May 1983.

Bachelor of Music (Church music/voice/trumpet), Campbellsville University,

Campbellsville, Kentucky, May 1980.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Provost/Instructor – Trumpet, Conducting, and Church Music, Worship Arts

                        Conservatory, Detroit, Michigan, 2014-present.

•        Oversee academic affairs and accreditation process.

•        Teach undergraduate classes in conducting and church music.

•        Teach applied lessons for trumpet.

 

Music Director/Worship Coordinator, First Baptist Church, Davison, Michigan, Beginning February 1, 2016.

•        Direct the worship choir for weekly services and seasonal concerts.

•        Oversee weekly planning and leadership for traditional and seasonal worship services.

 

Director of Choral/Musical Activities K-12, Cloverport Independent Schools, August 2014 to present.

•        Direct High School, Middle School, and Treble Choirs.

•        Teach high school music appreciation, music theory, and piano classes.

•        Teach general music classes for K-5.  Music director for spring musical.

Substitute Teacher, Elizabethtown Independent Schools, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, September 2012 to May 2014.

•        Middle and high school band.

•        Elementary music.

•        Kindergarten and elementary classroom and exceptional child.  Middle school exceptional child.

Substitute Teacher, Nelson County Schools, Bardstown, Kentucky, February 2012 to May 2014.

•        High school classroom and exceptional child.

•        Middle school classroom and exceptional child.

•        Elementary classroom.

•        Early childhood learning center.

Adjunct Professor, McKendree University, Radcliff, Kentucky campus, 2011 to 2014.

•        Classes – Music Appreciation; Special Topics:  American Popular Music; Music of the Church

•        Use of Power Point program for class lectures and presentations.

•        Use of Blackboard program for outside instruction and testing.

•        Completed training for teaching online courses.

 

 

 

 

 

Minister of Music, Fern Creek Baptist Church, Louisville, Kentucky, April 2008 to October 2014.

•        Direct Adult Choir, Instrumental Ensemble, Adult Handbell Choir, Youth Handbell Choir, Children’s Handbell Choir and plan weekly worship services.

•        Oversee graded choir program for ages two through senior high school.

•        Direct two children’s choirs – Music Makers (grades one to three) and Young Musicians (grades four to five).

•        Plan and direct annual Children’s Music Week (ages four through fifth grade) with end of week music production with staging.

•        Plan and conduct music activities for children’s Terrific Tuesday Summer Program.  Consisting of three age groupings – ages four to five, grades one to three, and grades four to five.

•        Plan and conduct three seasonal concerts per year for wind ensemble\orchestra and choir.

Small Business Owner, Soccer Premier, Elizabethtown, Lexington, and Louisville, Kentucky, 2000 to 2012.

•        Took poorly organized company with one store and developed it into Kentucky’s largest retail soccer specialty store with three locations – Louisville, Lexington, Elizabethtown.

•        Expanded business territory from local level to multi-state level.

•        Over four year period increased sales 300% with annual sales over

            $1,000,000.

•        Worked as a free-lance musician playing church orchestra jobs, substituting for choir directors on vacation, and serving as a short term interim music director for area churches between 1999 to 2003.

Director of Music Ministries, Beulah Presbyterian Church, Louisville, Kentucky, May 2006 to April 2008.

•        Directed Chancel Choir, lead brass quartet, and adult handbell choir.

•        Organized and conducted seasonal concerts for choir and orchestra.

Minister of Music, Elizabethtown Baptist Church, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, November 2003 to May 2006.

•        Developed a music ministry known throughout the community.

•        Led church to purchase new Steinway 7’ grand piano.

•        Began annual community Good Friday/Tenebrae Service featuring community choir from area churches and professional orchestra.

•        Began monthly concert series featuring guest musicians.

•        Directed adult choir and church in preparing for and presenting three major seasonal concerts each year—Christmas (with orchestra), Good Friday (with orchestra), and Fourth of July (wind ensemble)—in addition to other seasonal worship experiences such as Advent Concert Series.

 

•        Provided a variety of music worship experiences incorporating different styles of music – sacred, classical, gospel, bluegrass, and contemporary Christian – and different mediums – orchestra, instrumental ensembles and soloists, choral, vocal ensembles and soloists.

Assistant Conductor (graduate assistant), The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky.

•        Oratorio Chorus, 1993 - 1994

•        Male Chorale, 1994 – 1995

Garrett Fellow (graduate assistant), The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, 1993-1995.

•        Served as grader and teaching assistant in choral techniques and sacred choral literature classes.

 

Associate/Music Consultant, Kentucky Baptist Convention, Louisville, Kentucky, 1989 to 1999.

•        Developed instrumental music program that included annual church orchestra workshop, all-state youth orchestra, workshop orchestra with two performances each year, and instrumental ensembles and orchestras for special events.

•        Conducted Kentucky Baptist Festival Orchestra.

•        Planned and coordinated All-State Youth Choir and Orchestra (grades 9-12) and All-State Junior High Choir (grades 7-9) rehearsal retreats and concert tours each year.

•        Planned, organized, and conducted music leadership training events in the areas of associational, adult, senior adult, youth, and instrumental music.

•        Planned, organized, and coordinated state-wide regional music festivals for adult, youth, and children’s choirs.

•        Managed promotions, guest music leaders, and special events to introduce new music materials and resources throughout the state of Kentucky.

•        Organized, promoted, and coordinated three regional hymn sings throughout Kentucky to introduce The Baptist Hymnal (1991) to Kentucky Baptists.  Involved in planning the services, enlisting mass choir and orchestra, pianist and organist, and guest music leaders for each event.

Minister of Music, First Baptist Church, Hodgenville, Kentucky, 1991 to 1992.

•        Staged church’s first music drama resulting in two fully staged drama productions being conducted each year afterwards.

•        Led music committee to organize fundraising program to purchase new hymnals to revitalize participation in congregational singing.

•        Directed Adult choir and planned seasonal music events.

•        Coordinated children’s choirs for age four through grade six.  Directed Young Musicians choir (grades four to six).

Minister of Music, Younger’s Creek Baptist Church, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, 1988 to 1991.

•        Expanded music program by training volunteers to lead various children’s choirs.  Increased music program enrollment 150%.

•        Adapted and introduced a variety of new music experiences to previously limited program.

•        Developed and coordinated children’s choirs program for preschool (ages four and five) and combined choir (grades one to six).

•        Directed adult choir and youth choir (grades seven to twelve).

 

Substitute Teacher, Elizabethtown Independent Schools, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, 1987 to 1988.

•        Middle school and high school instrumental music.

•        Middle school classroom and integrated music.

•        High school classroom.

•        Elementary special education.

Music Associate, Severns Valley Baptist Church, Elizabethtown, Kentucky 1984 to 1987.

•        Expanded instrumental music program from church orchestra into multiple instrumental ensembles to include brass choir, brass quartet, and woodwind

            quintet.

•        Increased participation in and worship leadership opportunities for children (grades four to six) and directed children’s handbell choir.  Directed preschool choir (five years old).

 

 

 

Bandsman (Trumpet player), 113th Army Band, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1984 to 1987.

•        Assigned on one hour’s notice to lead full day of concert band rehearsals in Bandmaster’s absence.  This led to opportunity to rehearse and conduct concert band on several occasions including concert given at formal dinner for foreign military dignitaries.

•        Rehearsal conductor for concert band.

•        Served as choir director for Cavalry Chapel on post.

•        Served in positions of Music Librarian and Transportation Non-Commissioned Officer normally staffed by personnel of higher rank.

Substitute Teacher, Jefferson County Schools, Louisville, Kentucky, 1983 to 1984.

•        Elementary and middle school strings.

•        High school choral music.

•        Middle and high school classroom.

Professor’s Assistant, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, 1981-1983.

•        Rehearsal and performance set-up and music librarian for Seminary Winds Concert Band and Brass Choir.

•        Assisted with Graduate Conducting and Instrumental Transcription and Arranging courses.

 

Student Conductor, Campbellsville College, Campbellsville, Kentucky.

•        Concert Chorus, 1977 to 1979

•        Concert Band, 1978 to 1979

Youth and Music Associate, South Fork Baptist Church, Hodgenville, Kentucky, 1978 to 1980.

•        Directed youth choir (grades seven to twelve).

•        Planned youth activities.

•        Planned summer children’s activities (grades one to six).

•        Collaborated with local church music director for combined youth choirs’ musical and multiple performances.

 

 

Choir Director, Baptist Student Union, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, Kentucky, 1977 to 1978.

•        Directed volunteer choir of college students.

•        Planned and coordinated the scheduling of choir performances in local churches throughout central Kentucky.

•        Planned and led the first multi-state choir tour for this group.

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

National Association for Music Education

Michigan Music Educators Association

Kentucky Music Educator Association

American Choral Directors Association

National Band Association

 

VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS

Fern Creek/Highview United Ministries – Organizing benefit concerts

Community Band of Nelson County – Interim Music Director

Middle School Academic Team - Quick Recall Official

Boy Scout Troop 233 – Assistant Scoutmaster, Advancement Chairman

 

 

 

REFERENCES

 

Dr. David Keith, Dean

Mercer University

Townsend School of Music

1501 Mercer University Drive Macon, GA 31207 

(478) 301-5639

Dr. Greg Brewton, Associate Professor of Music and Worship

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

2825 Lexington Road Louisville, Kentucky 40280 

(502) 897-4011

Dr. Robyn Swanson, Professor of Music Education

Western Kentucky University

1906 College Heights Boulevard Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101 

(270) 745-5925

Dr. Jerry Wyrick, President

Worship Arts Conservatory

535 Griswold Street, #111

Detroit, Michigan 48226

(844) 496-7744

 

Chris Radcliffe, Lead Pastor

First Baptist Church

208 East Fourth Street

Davison, Michigan 48423

(810) 653-6550

Linda Barnes Popham, Pastor

Fern Creek Baptist Church

5920 Bardstown Road Louisville, Kentucky 40291 (502) 239-0316

Jim Cordell, Director of Worship and Music (retired)

Kentucky Baptist Convention

17507 Vintage Circle Louisville, Kentucky 40245 (502) 254-5210

 

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