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Kay Owens, Director
Kay Owens is in her twenty seventh year of teaching secondary choral music. Prior to joining the Arlington Independent School District, in 1993, she taught elementary, junior high and high school choirs in Natchez Public Schools, Natchez, Mississippi and Tupelo Public Schools, Tupelo, Mississippi. She received a Bachelor of Music Education degree with emphasis in piano and voice from Mississippi State University in 1983, and a Masters of Music in choral conducting from Mississippi College in 2000. She studied with Dr. Richard Joiner and Dr. James Meaders.
Presently Ms. Owens is in her twelth year at Martin High School. During her tenure as the assistant director at Martin, Chamber Singers performed at the 1999 Fringe Festival in Aberdeen Scotland, TMEA and ACDA in 2005. Owens was named the Head Choral Director 2006. Chorale debuted at Carnegie Hall in the 2006 National Youth Festival sponsored by Carnegie Hall. The Martin Varsity Women's Choir performed at the prestigious Texas Music Educators Association convention in 2008. The Martin performing arts department was named the 2009 Grammy Foundation National winner which awarded the department a $10,000 grant and a GRAMMY!
Ms. Owens is a member of Texas Music Educators Association, America Choral Directors Association, Texas Choral Directors Association, Texas Music Adjudicators Association. Kay was voted by her peers as Teacher of the Year in 1996. Owens was named the recipient of the 2000 Abbot-Ipco Scholarship presented by the Texas Choral Directors Asociation. Kay has served Region 5 Vocal Division as secretary, chair-elect and chairman. Owens was elected to the 2009-2011 TCDA Executive Board and most recently was named the 2009 Distinguished Alumna of the College of Music for Mississippi College. In May 2010, Owens was named the AWARE Foundation runner-up winner. Kay resides in Arlington.
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