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NHACDA's Heritage

Founded in 1963, the New Hampshire Chapter has had a rich history celebrating and serving the Choral Directors of New Hampshire's Granite State.

Our Past NHACDA Presidents:

1963-1966 Walter P. Smith

1966-1968 Kendrick Munsey

1968-1971 Theodore W. Garland

1971-1976 Cleveland L. Howard

1976-1979 Terrance Anderson - Choral Director, Keene State College

1979-1981 Jean P. Nelson - Choral Director, Keene High School, Camber Singers of Keene

1981-1983 Carroll Lehman  -Choral Director, Keene State College

1983-1985 Melinda O’Neal

1985-1987 Lisa Wolff - Director of the Manchester Choral Society

1987-1989 Stephen Denson

1989-1991 Priscilla French

1991-1993 Stephen Kushner

1993-1995 Scott Lounsbury - Choral Director, Belmont MS, HS, Dir. Suncook Valley Chorale

1995-2001 Tom Martin - Choral Director, Keene High School
 
2001-2003 Maria Courtney - Choral Director,  Manchester Memorial High School

2003-2005 Sophia Santerre - Choral Director, Nashua High School South

2005-2007 Gwendolyn Baker - Choral Director, Portsmouth MS, HS

2007-2009 Madelyn Gearheart - Choral Director, NH Youth Chorus

2009-2011 Jay Chandler - Music Director, Pelham High School
 
2011-2013 Jay Chandler 
 
2013-2015 Esther Rhoades (President-Elect) - Choral Director, Conval High School


Please help us honor our past presidents.  If you can help fill in the background on any of the above people, please contact Jay Chandler.



Special thanks to Christina Prucha at ACDA National Headquarters for researching the Archives to compile this list.  - ed.


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