Our Singers
The heart and soul of Hickory Choral Society is its singers.   Today, some 150 singers blend their voices in harmony, brought together by a common devotion to musical excellence.  Our members come from all over the Hickory Metro Area and from a variety of professions.  Many of the singers are, or have been, professional musicians, and those who are not have had considerable training and experience in the music field.  Auditions for new singers are held each spring for the following season.

Find below a listing of the HCS Singers for the 2003-2004 season.

Soprano   Alto  Tenor   Bass


St Martin-in-the-Fields
London, England  June, 1997

Sing again,
with your dear voice revealing
A tone
Of some world
far from ours,
Where music and moonlight and feeling
Are one.

~Percy Bysshe Shelley~

 

Soprano Section

  Soprano I   Soprano II
 Rose Bibeau
Jodi Black
DeLane Bowman
Carrie Caldwell
Martha Caldwell
Carol Hamilton
Renee Neal
Meredith Priestley
Debbie Rhodarmer
Ellen Self
Cheryl Simpson
Diana Spangler-Crawford
Gail Summer
Nancy Toy
Margery Turnipseed
Diana Veach
Shay Barnes
Sara Boss-Isenhour
Linda Brackett
Julie Braswell
Fran Clark
Betty Jeanne Day
Denise Filip
Kimberly Gantt
Tracy Hamlin
Shirley Harwell
Martha Hill
Kathy Ivey
Patricia Jenkins
Mary Anne Milholland
Joyce Powell
Nellie Pruitt
Susan Schattschneider
Tamera Shook
Toni Stotts
Dana Yoder

denotes section leader
 

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Tammy has a quiet moment...
Sopranos at Summer Retreat '99

Martha enjoys a rest.
Martha Hill helps out during retreat in '02.

 

Alto Section

  Alto I   Alto II
Beth Brandes
Connie Burleson
Debbie Christian
Byrd Cornwell
Iona Eckard
Linda Faulk
Merinda Grant
Susan Guest
Karen Hacker
Jane Kirby
Janice Knotts
Vernice Punch
Lynette Riddle
Kim Salyards
Sara Shockley
Marietta Smith
Carol Stephan
Betsy Valentini
Bonnie Walker
Karen Yost
Millie Broselow
Leah Early
Lu Litton Griffin
Paulette Lael
Sharon Milligan
Jan Parham
Patricia Rice
Celia Sexton
Jo Shirley
Margaret Sorrell
Lisė Swensson
Shirley Thomason
Angie Turnmire
JoAnn Wells
Donna Wiles
Debbie Williams

denotes section leader
denotes head section leader

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HCS Altos: Smug, Arrogant and Proud of IT!
Altos always find the conductor's "analogies" to be quite humorous.

Ok everyone. Say cheese!
It wouldn't be retreat without the group photo.

 

Tenor Section

  Tenor I   Tenor II
Kevin Barlowe
John Bray
Jack Davis
Allan La Torre
Randy Rice
Kevin Sipe
Claude Strickland, Jr.
Ray Thomas
Rick Wallace
Charles Bolick
Horace Brown
Tod Caldwell
Kyle C. Canerday
Raymond Cerda
Carl Deal
Steve Finger
Bucky Robbins
William H. Tallant, Jr.
Al Williams
Allen York

denotes section leader
 

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Grover models a singer's good listening skills!
Tenors at Summer Retreat '99

Processional hijinx.
Even the processional was "practiced" during the '02 retreat.

 

Bass Section

  Bass I   Bass II
Conrad Beam
David Benfield
Bobby Bush
Steve Cain
Jerry Cates
Dan Christian
Wade Poust
Gary Schattenschneider
Charles Yoder
Roger Bowman
Bill Karslake
Richard Lael
Mark McGinnis
William Milholland
Rick Miller
Val Minch
Joel Reece
Mark Thomas
 

denotes section leader
 

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Rick, Dan, and Glenn provide Retreat Entertainment!
Jealous of the ladies' new dresses, basses model alternate men's attire for the 1999-2000 concert season.

Basses catch up.
The basses catch up on what everyone did during the summer.