Beverly Smith Herrington

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

•  AVAILABLE TO SUBSTITUTE AS DIRECTOR AND/OR ORGANIST

•  VOCAL INSTRUCTOR

•  RETIRED from CHURCH MINISTRY AS OF SEPTEMBER 2008

•  NEW PROSPECT UNITED METHODIST ~ Buford GA

  • Director of Music Ministries

    • Anthems throughout the year, plus 2 full seasonal musicals presented during morning worship

    • "Just Follow the Light", a special 2007 Christmas musical featuring the story in music and narration of the Magi, compiled especially for New Prospect UMC by Beverly Smith Herrington

  • Organist and Keyboardist

•  BROOKHAVEN UNITED METHODIST ~ Atlanta GA

  • Associate Director of Music

    • Directed rehearsals and performances in director's absence

  • Organist [pipe organ compilation]

    • Service organist for all services, ensembles and soloists

  • Children's Choir Director

•  ST TIMOTHY UNITED METHODIST ~ Atlanta GA

  • Director of Music Ministrie

    • Anthems throughout the year, plus 2 full seasonal musicals presented during morning worship

    • Director of seasonal ensembles

    • Director of two children's drama/musical choirs

  • Organist  [Schantz] 

    • Director of Chancel Choir

    • Service Organist for weekly services, choirs, ensembles and vocal presentations

    • Responsible for full music program which included hand-bells and youth choir

    • Vocal Instructor

    • Soloist

•  HAYGOOD MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST ~ Atlanta GA

  •  Music Associate

  • Organist  [Austin]   

•  SANDY SPRINGS UNITED METHODIST ~ Atlanta GA  

  • Interim Director of Music/Organist  [Allen] 

  • Associate/Organist/Children’s Choir/Drama Director  

    • Directed Chancel Choir

    • Service organist for all services, ensembles and soloists

    • Directed 2 Children's Choirs

•  MT. ZION UNITED METHODIST ~  Marietta GA    

  • Music Associate

    • Directed rehearsals and performances in director's absence

  • Organist  [Allen]   

    • Service organist for all services, ensembles and soloists

•  WYNNTON UNITED METHODIST ~ Columbus GA  

  • Music Associate

    • Directed rehearsals and performances in director's absence

    • Developed fully graded children and youth choir programs

  • Organist  [Moeller]  

    • Service organist for all services, ensembles and soloists    

EDUCATION

• FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Vocal Instructor

• Performing Artist, organ/piano concerts throughout Georgia and Florida

• Member, Atlanta Symphony Chorus; the late Robert Shaw, Director (1980-82)

• Show Director, Variety Shows throughout Georgia and Colorado

• Female lead, CAMELOT, Springer Opera House (State Theatre of Georgia)

• Featured entertainer, various vocal programs and presentations

• Instrumentalist, Weddings and Receptions

• Director, Methodist Ministers’ Wives Chorus (Rocky Mountain Conference)

• Choral Director, City of Denver Methodist WSCS Chorus

• Choral Director, Denver PTA Mothers’ Chorus and State Chorus

• Former Member American Guild of Organists

• Mt. Zion UMC, Director/Organist

• Dunwoody Baptist, Keyboardist

• Ralph Freeman, Christian Recording Artist (Atlanta GA)

• Bob Fraumann, Director of Music, Mt. Zion UMC  (Marietta, GA)  

• Dr. Donald Kea, retired UMC Senior Minister, First UMC (Albany, Georgia)

• Bruce Brownlow, former SPR/choir member, St. Timothy UMC (St. Mountain, GA)   

• Jean Carmichael, choir member/soloist, St. Timothy UMC (St. Mountain, GA)    

• Rae Myles, children’s choir mother, St. Timothy UMC (St. Mountain, GA)        

• Jay Sewell, youth, St. Timothy UMC (St. Mountain, GA)   

• Rev. Wilton Moulder, Retired UMC Minister (Peachtree City, GA)

• Mr. Lex McGee, Vocal Student

• Mrs. Helen McClure, Vocal Student

• Ms. Jeananne Ratliff, Atlanta Opera