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ARTISTIC STAFF
Vincent
Oakes, Artistic / Executive Director, Concert, Handel, & Cantabile Choirs
Vincent
Oakes is Artistic / Executive Director of the Chattanooga Boys Choir.
He earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of
Florida and Master of Sacred Music degree from Emory University. In addition to teaching
public school choral music and serving churches in Florida and Georgia, he was music director of the Emory University Exodus Singers and the
Candler School of Theology Youth Theological Initiative. A member of
Music Educators National Conference, the American Choral Directors Association,
and Pi Kappa Lambda, he currently serves as Southern Division Chair
of Boychoir Repertoire and Standards for ACDA and Director of Choral Music at the Baylor School in Chattanooga.
Merry Lee Wilson,
Accompanist
Accompanist
for the Chattanooga Boys Choir, Merry Lee Wilson holds a Bachelor of
Music degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas and
a Master of Music degree of from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
A veteran music teacher in Hamilton County schools, she currently
teaches at Spring Creek Elementary School. She also
serves as Organist at St.Luke's Episcopal
Church in Cleveland, Tennessee.
Judy Brittingham, Mozart & Schubert Director
Judy Brittingham earned her Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga and a Master of Administration from Lincoln Memorial University. A music teacher in Hamilton County schools for 23 years, she currently teaches at Alpine Crest Elemetnary School. Mrs. Brittingham has been affiliated with the CBC since 1999, and also serves as Children’s Ministry Director and Children’s Choir Director at Hickory Valley Community Church in Chattanooga.
Cynda Holmes, Mozart & Schubert Director
Cynda Holmes holds a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal music education and piano performance from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga and a Master of Education degree from Tusculum College. She has been a music teacher in Hamilton County Schools for 16 years, and currently teaches at Lookout Moutain Elementary. Cynda has been associated with the Chattanooga Boys Choir since 1991, co-directing the Mozart Choir since 2001. She also directs the youth choir, children’s choirs, and youth handbell choir at First Baptist Church Golden Gateway in Chattanooga.
Kristen Wiram, Assistant Director, Concert & Handel Choirs
Kristen Wiram earned the Bachelor of Science degree in Vocal Music Education from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, where she was a member of the Chamber Singers, Chattanooga Singers, and Master Chorale. She is currently the Director of Choral Music at Ooltewah High School, where she directs a program of over 130 singers in three choirs (grades 9-12). Mrs. Wiram also regularly performs with Choral Arts of Chattanooga and recently performed the role of the Dew Fairy in the Chattanooga Symphony Opera production of Hänsel & Gretel. In addition to her work with the Chattanooga Boys Choir, Mrs. Wiram assists in the music ministry of Second Presbyterian Church in downtown Chattanooga.
Susan Laseter, Rehearsal Accompanist
Daniel Varnell, Artistic Intern (Univ. of Tennessee-Chattanooga)
OFFICE STAFF
Dawn Oakes , Administrative Director
VOLUNTEER STAFF
George and Stephanie Randall, Theory Lab
Azusa Dance and Michelle Donan, Volunteer Coordinators
