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Stephen Roddy, Founder and Director
Stephen Roddy is founder and director of the Houston
Children's Chorus. He is a graduate of Auburn
University and Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary. Prior to the founding of the Chorus in
1989, Mr. Roddy served as full time organist/music
associate at the 24,000 member First Baptist Church of
Houston, where he coordinated 18 children's choirs
involving more than 600 children. He has also served
on the staff at St. Luke's Methodist Church, First
Presbyterian Church, and Tallowood Baptist Church. In
addition to his full duties at the Houston Children's
Chorus, Mr. Roddy is also the Director of Music
Ministries at Grace Presbyterian Church.
He is a noted children's choir festival conductor and
clinician, and is frequently called upon to conduct
state and church festivals involving 500 or more
children. A recent state festival in Orlando involved
2,000 children in concert. He is in demand as a
recording specialist for children, and has produced
and directed numerous recordings for Silver-Burdett
Ginn Music Textbooks, Warner Bros. Music, Fred Bock
Music Company, Lifeway Christian Resources, Blue Bell
Ice Cream, Gerber Baby Foods, and Hal Leonard
Corporation.
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Bob Brewer, Accompanist
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