Marianna Wakeman grew up in Budapest, Hungary, where she had the privilege of studying music using the Kodaly method. Later her love of music grew at the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy under the direction of Elizabeth Szonyi, student of Zoltan Kodaly.
Marianna became the accompanist of the Renaissance Center Training, Children‘s, Chamber and Community Choirs’ in 2000 and continues as the accompanist today. Marianna also teaches piano and sight singing private lessons in the studio.

Whitney, a native of White Bluff, TN, has been playing the piano since she was six years old. She holds a B.M. in Music Education from Belmont University, and a M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from Trevecca Nazarene University. She has accompanied choirs and musical theater performances for many years. Currently, Whitney is the pianist, organist, children‘s choir director, and beginning handbell director at Dickson First United Methodist Church. She is also the resident music director for the 2019 season at The Renaissance Center’s Gaslight Dinner Theater.

Kelly Campbell has played the trumpet for 33 years. She has her music education degree from Austin Peay State University. She has played with the Chicago Symphony and the Kansas City Symphony. She was previously the band director at St. Patrick’s School and is currently the trumpet instructor at Dickson County High School. She lives in Dickson with her husband, Chad, and five children. She teaches fourth grade at Oakmont Elementary School and is SO EXCITED to share her love of all things brass!

Neil obtained his BS in music education from Austin Peay State University. He has 30 years’ experience in teaching elementary music in Dickson County. He has performed regionally and nationally with various rock and pop bands as well as recording and performing original songs. He is available to teach guitar and Ukulele lessons.

Jackie Elston began her 38-year teaching career in the Hickman County school system before transferring to the Dickson County school system. Currently the music teacher at Charlotte Elementary, she has taught general music, choir, band, private piano and woodwind lessons. She has served as an instructor at the Encore Music Camp and was named the 2008-2009 Dickson County Elementary Teacher of the Year. Jackie has a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Austin Peay State University and a Master of Arts in Education from Cumberland University.

Zach Richards is currently the Choir and Theater teacher at Creek Wood High School. He received his Bachelors in Vocal Performance from Marietta College (’15) in Marietta, Ohio. He moved to Tennessee in 2015 to study Choral Conducting under the Direction of Dr. Korre Foster at Austin Peay State University (’17). His coursework culminated in a thesis on one of the sacred choral masses of Claudio Monteverdi. He continued his study at Austin Peay in the music department and completed a degree in Music Education (’19). His experience in voice teaching has been focused in his work with choirs at Creek Wood and Rehoboth UMC in Gallatin. During his time in Marietta, much of his coursework was centered on vocal pedagogy. When he is not teaching and conducting choirs, he enjoys time with his fiancée and his two dogs and his cat. He’s looking forward to working in the Chris Greene Studio!

Jessica graduated from Harding University in Searcy, AR with a degree in instrumental music education. She’s played the cello for eight years and has given private lessons in violin, viola, and cello for five years. She was the principal cellist of the Harding Symphony Orchestra for 4 years and played cello for the University’s string quartet. She has also taught low string masterclasses and string quartet classes for the Harding University Orchestra Camp for the past four years. Jessica loves both music and teaching and is thrilled to be combining the two professionally.

Jordan Nichols received her Bachelor’s Degree in Music with a minor in Bible Ministries from Harding University in Searcy, AR. She has been composing instrumental music for 5 years, and song writing since she was much younger. Throughout her education she had several pieces performed, and during her senior year she wrote the multi-track score for a videogame called Forest Frenzy, developed by a team of computer science majors. She had a humble start in Musescore and gradually began working with more advanced music notation and recording software such as Finale, Audacity, Logic, and Pro-tools. Jordan’s second passion is jazz and improvisation. She was involved in various choral groups for 14 years, and often performed as a guest vocalist with the HU jazz band and jazz combo. She is fascinated with whatever instrument she can get her hands on, and is excited to share her passion for composing music!