David Hendricksen - Director

David Hendricksen was appointed conductor of the Civic Chorale beginning January, 1998.  He received his Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance and Music Education from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota.  The Master of Music and Doctor of Arts in Music degrees were earned at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.  Prior to joining the faculty of Tusculum College in 1988, Dr. Hendricksen taught at Freeman Junior College in South Dakota and at Ball State.  In 1992, he was presented with the Outstanding Teaching and Leadership Award by his faculty colleagues at Tusculum College. He was the founding conductor of the Tusculum College Youth Choir in 1990, and in January, 1996, he founded the Tusculum College Community Chorus as a choral outlet for adults in the Greene County area.  Beginning in January 2001, he assumed leadership of the Walters State Community Chorale in Morristown. Hendricksen is Director of Music Ministry at First Presbyterian Church in Greeneville.  He has made presentations regarding the philosophical rationale for including the arts in education and regarding the development of vocal artistry in young people at the annual Arts in Education conference in Johnson City.  His vocal students have continued to win music scholarships at various colleges, sing with the Knoxville Opera Company, and perform in the region.

Lisa Adkins Runner
Piano Accompanist

Lisa Adkins Runner is an Assistant Professor of Music Education in the Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University. Lisa received the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from Milligan College, the Master of Arts degree in Media Services from East Tennessee State University, and the Doctor of Education degree from Appalachian State University. She has been a member of the Civic Chorale since 1980 and has served as accompanist since 1996.

David Runner
Organ Accompanist

David C. Runner has been Professor of Organ and Music Theory at Milligan College since 1972. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from Boise State University, Idaho, as a student of C. Griffith Bratt. The Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in Organ Performance were received from Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, studying under David Craighead. European organ study included work with Marie-claire Alain, Louis Robilliard, and Michael Radulescu. In addition to serving as Organ Accompanist for the Civic Chorale, David presents organ/lecture recitals at Milligan College and in the surrounding area, and is a member of the American Guild of Organists.