|
|
||
 |
|||
|
|||
Our mission is to unite members of the community who share a common interest in choral music by offering the opportunity to perform and develop an appreciation for significant sacred and secular choral literature.
We seek to enrich the Gaston County community and to further cultural development through concert experiences as we strive to achieve and maintain a standard of excellence in choral performance. |
|
||
 |
|||
The Gaston Choral Society, an affiliate of the Gaston Arts Council, invites you to become a Patron of the Arts in Gaston County by supporting our efforts to fulfill our mission to:
"...unite members of the community who share a common interest in choral music by offering the opportunity to perform and develop an appreciation for significant sacred and secular choral literature.
We seek to enrich the Gaston County community and to further cultural development through concert experiences as we strive to achieve and maintain a standard of excellence in choral performance."
When you choose to become a Patron of the Gaston Choral Society, you will receive tickets at a discount price for two concerts each year (Christmas Concert and Spring Concert) and you will receive information about our Post-Concert receptions.
To become a Patron of The Gaston Choral Society, please complete and return the Patron form to:
We thank you in advance for your generosity and support of Choral Arts in Gaston County! |
|||
|
|||
 |
|||
A native of Pennsylvania, Daniel Wynkoop has directed choirs in Pennsylvania and North Carolina for over 17 years. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Music Education from Penn State University where he studied conducting with Dr. Lynn Drafall and Dr. Douglas Miller. He received a Masters degree in Choral Music Education from Florida State University where he studied with Dr. Kevin Fenton, Dr. Judy Bowers, and Dr. Andre Thomas.
Mr. Wynkoop currently teaches choral and general music at Gaston Day School in Gastonia, North Carolina, a post which he has held since 1996. In that time, he has built the program from the ground up adding multiple ensembles, constructed a comprehensive fine arts curriculum, and helped in the development and planning of a new fine arts facility which was completed in 2001. His ensembles regularly receive superior ratings in state contests, and his students have participated in North Carolina Honors Choruses and ACDA Honors Choruses.
In addition, Mr. Wynkoop is the Director of Music Ministries at First Baptist Church in Gastonia, NC, where he directs childrens, youth, and adult choirs. He has been the Artistic Director of the Gaston Choral Society since 2001.
Mr. Wynkoop resides in Gastonia, North Carolina with his wife Heather, his two daughters, Grace and Rebekah, and his dog, Dixie. |
|||
Gaston Choral Society |
|
||
