Dr. Joel Panciera, Director of Music, has served Boston Avenue Church since January 2000. Joel has primary responsibility for the music ministry of this congregation. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Organ Performance from Oberlin College; a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from Westminster Choir College, Princeton, N.J.; and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of Oklahoma.
joelpanciera@bostonavenue.org
918.699.0118

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Dr. Susan Panciera, Organist and Director of Handbell Ministries, holds a Bachelor of Music from St. Olaf College, a Master of Music in Church Music with Organ Concentration from Westminster Choir College, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Organ Performance from the University of Kansas. She joined the Boston Avenue staff in January 2002, and has primary responsibility for five handbell choirs in addition to her duties as organist.
susanpanciera@bostonavenue.org
918.699.0117

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Ann White, Music & Worship Secretary and Church Webmaster, joined the church staff in March of 1998. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree Summa Cum Laude in Elementary Education from Baker University in Kansas. Ann is responsible for worship and funeral bulletins, support work for the Music Department, and maintaining the church website.
annwhite@bostonavenue.org
918.699.0139

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Ginny LeDoux, Director of Children's Music Ministries, came to work at Boston Avenue in the Fall of 2001 and directs two of our children's choirs, the Academy Choristers and the Confirmation Chorale. She holds degrees from Westminster Choir College and the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Her outstanding work with children's choirs in Tulsa has earned her acclaim throughout Oklahoma. She is an active clinician and has been a leader in the American Choral Directors Association for many years. In addition to her work at the church, she is a music teacher at Holland Hall. Mrs. LeDoux is the founder and Artistic Director/Conductor Emerita of the Tulsa Children's Chorus.
jgledoux@cox.net

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Joan Hatley, Director of the Academy Cherubs and Academy Choraliers, began directing our youngest singers in the Fall of 2006. She received her Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from the University of Oklahoma. Joanie is currently the accompanist for the Tulsa Oratorio Chorus and the Boston Avenue Chapel Choir. She has performed piano concerts throughout the Midwest and has served as pianist for the Tulsa Opera, the Oklahoma All-State Chorus, the Crescendo Music Awards, and the Tulsa Performing Arts Center's Brown Bag It recital series. She is a parateacher in the French second grade at Eisenhower International School.
joanhatley@sbcglobal.net

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Debbie Pascoe, Director of the Chorister Ringers, first came to share her ringing skills with our children and youth in 2002. A member of the Festival Ringers, the Chancel Choir, and the Boston Avenue Symphonic Orchestra, Debbie has much experience in music. She developed and directed the handbell choir program at John Calvin Presbyterian Church for ten years and directed their children's choir for seven. She has also taught instrumental music in Tulsa Public Schools at the middle school level and private flute lessons for many years. She has a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
debjpas@cox.net

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Frieda Reck, Director of the Capriccio and Carillon Ringers, began working with our 4th-8th Grade ringers in the Fall of 2006 and is an experienced conductor of youth and children's musical ensembles. An active participant in Boston Avenue's music program (Chancel Choir, Brass Ensemble, Orchestra, and past Chair of the Music & Arts Committee), Frieda has more than twenty-five years of experience teaching music in the Broken Arrow, Collinsville, and Tulsa Public School Districts. Mrs. Reck has earned both bachelors and masters degrees in Music Education from Southwestern Oklahoma State University. She currently serves as the Treasurer of the Oklahoma Bandmasters Association and is a member of the Oklahoma Music Educators Association and Phi Beta Mu Bandmaster Fraternity.
freck@baschools.org

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Rob Reck, Director of the Boston Avenue Symphonic Orchestra, added this latest title to his many responsibilities in Fall 2005. A long time leader of and participant in music ensembles at Boston Avenue Church, Rob sings as a bass soloist in the Chancel Choir, plays trombone and euphonium (baritone) in the Brass Ensemble, and plays string bass in the Orchestra. With a BME and MEd from Southwestern Oklahoma State University and additional graduate level music coursework over his Masters Degree, Rob has more than 30 years of experience in teaching instrumental music and is a published composer and arranger. Rob works as Orchestra Director for Oliver and Childers Middle Schools in Broken Arrow.
reckeuph@sbcglobal.net

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Dr. Marilyn Carver, Director of Cantabile and Assistant Director of Chancel Choir, has been a member of the Chancel Choir since 2001. She attended Wheaton College and holds degrees in Vocal Performance from the University of Tulsa and the University of Oklahoma and has a doctorate in Choral Conducting from the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Carver taught Vocal Music in Henryetta and Tulsa Public Schools for 23 years. She served 23 years on the Music Faculty at Oral Roberts University teaching voice and music education, and conducted the Women's Chorus and University Chorale before retiring in 2003. She founded the Vocal Arts Ensemble of Tulsa in 2004 and serves as its Artistic Director and Conductor. She remains active in the American Choral Directors Association and the Oklahoma Choral Directors Association, having served 13 years on the Executive Board of the latter.
mjcarver@swbell.net

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