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Adult Choir Festival by the Sea
January 28-29, 2011
Charleston, SC
Michelle Roueché, Clinician
 Dr. Roueché is the newly appointed Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Equally accomplished at the piano and the conductor's podium, choirs under her direction have been invited performers for numerous Georgia Music Educators conventions, for Spivey Hall's prestigious concert series in Atlanta, and for two Southern Division conventions of the American Choral Directors Association.
She studied under the tutelage of world-renowned accompanist to Pavarotti, John Wustman, and earned music degrees from Texas Tech University, the University of Illinois, and Arizona State University.
An active clinician and choral arranger, Dr. Roueché is represented by Walton Music and Treble Clef Music Press. Her compositions have been featured at various ACDA and All-State conventions, Georgia Music Educators conventions, and the Southeastern ACDA Women's Choral festival.
She has performed in Carnegie Hall under the baton of Robert Shaw, and also appeared as an Artist-in-Residence at North Carolina State University. Prior to her appointment at UMHB, Dr. Roueché served on the faculties of Brenau University (Georgia), Waldorf College (Iowa), and Arizona State University. She is married to baritone David M. Thomas.
Margaret MacKay, accompanist
 Margaret Hicks MacKay is a native of Iva, SC, where she became organist of her home church, Good Hope Presbyterian, at the age of 13 and served there until her junior year of college.
She holds degrees in organ performance from Anderson College (now University); Furman University, and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. She did further study at Converse College.
She has served churches in Iva, SC; Greenville, SC; Belton, SC; and Louisville, KY as well as the following churches in Anderson, SC:
St. John’s United Methodist Organist/Choir Director
1981-1987
Boulevard Baptist Organist/Music Associate
1987-1992
First Presbyterian Organist/Director of Music
1992 – 2010
She begins duties September 1, 2010, as part-time Director of Music for Fort Hill Presbyterian in Clemson, SC
Margaret is married to Raymond MacKay. They have 5 grown children, love to travel and entertain.
She has served as accompanist for the adult Festival by the Sea for 4 years. “It’s one of my FAVORITE things to do.”
Festival Location:
First Baptist Church,
Charleston
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