Kathy May has been named director of the Tusculum College Community Chorus.
She will be replacing Dr. David Hendricksen, who is retiring this year after 19 years of directing.
The Chorus began with 35 singers in 1996, when Hendricksen founded the group. Over the years, more than 300 singers have performed with the chorus. Matthew Brickey will also being joining the group as their new accompanist.
“I really appreciate and respect Dr. David Hendricksen for his establishment of the Tusculum College Community Chorus and for his generous years of service and musical expertise as our conductor,” said May. “I feel honored to continue this choral tradition in our community and look forward to working with our seasoned chorus members and wish to invite new singers who are interested to join the chorus in September.”
Kathy May
May just completed her thirtieth year as the choral director and Advanced Placement Music Theory teacher at Greeneville High School. In her 35 years of teaching, she has taught in Johnson City, Greene County Schools and Greeneville City Schools.
She received her Bachelor of Science in music education and Master of Education Administration degrees from East Tennessee State University and was selected as the 1995 Alumna of the Year by the ETSU Music Faculty. In 1996, she was the Greeneville City Schools’ “Teacher of the Year” and the Smoky Mountains Music Teachers Association “Teacher of the Year.” In May, 2015, she was awarded the Dr. Ernest W. Martin Champion for Children Award at the Greeneville City School’s personnel breakfast.
Under May’s direction, Greeneville High School choirs have performed many places, notably the 1996, 2000, and 2006 American Choral Directors Southern Conventions, the 2000 SD-ACDA Women’s Choir Festival and the 2003 TN ACDA Convention. Her choirs have appeared on several Tennessee Music Educators Convention programs. In 2014, the Greeneville High School Chorus performed in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. Recently, a choir of GHS students and alumni participated in a concert tour of Italy including a performance for Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.