Date of Award
2024
Document Type
Program Notes Open Access
Department
Music
Abstract
Music, Lead the Way – Laura Farnell
Laura Farnell (b. 1975) is a contemporary American choral composer, clinician, accompanist, and adjudicator from Texas. She graduated from Baylor University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Music Education in Choral Music. Following her commencement, she taught elementary music for two years in Mansfield, Texas before moving on to secondary choral education at Boles Junior High in Arlington. She taught music at the Junior High for eight years, during which time the choir program earned several University Interscholastic League (UIL) sweepstakes awards. She was honored at both schools with Teacher of the Year Awards in the years 2000 and 2003. In 2004, she received an Excellence in Education Award as the Arlington Independent School District’s outstanding junior high teacher of the year. She currently serves as an invited clinician for district, regional, and state honor choirs across the United States, while also presenting workshops and reading sessions for choir directors at district and state levels.[1]
[1] “Laura Farnell,” Neil A Kjos Music Company, accessed January 27, 2024, https://kjos.com/person/view?id=870.
Recommended Citation
Farrell, Emily, "Program Notes Choral Conducting Recital" (2024). Conducting Student Scholarship. 138.
https://mosaic.messiah.edu/conduct_st/138
