BETH AUMAN VISSER
has been the Director of Youth and Children's Choirs at University
Presbyterian Church since 1986. She earned her Bachelor of Music Degree
in Vocal Performance at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
and, as a student there, served as Soprano section leader for the
University Church Chancel Choir. She also holds the Master of Music
degree from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.
For two seasons, Ms.
Visser was the Coordinator for the USO Touring Shows in Southern
Germany, as well as the Director of Music and Publicity for the American
Theatre in Stuttgart. During her time in Germany, she also served as
Director of Music for Robinson Barracks Chapel in Stuttgart, and was
soloist with the German-American Community Chorus.
Ms. Visser has an
extensive background in the musical theatre, which includes leading
roles in outdoor dramas, dinner theatres, church productions, community
chorus and opera theatre. She has enjoyed a variety of educational
responsibilities, encompassing elementary, middle school and high school
public music as well as private vocal teaching and coaching,
Her responsibilities
at University Church include the direction and development of the Youth,
Junior and Children's Choirs, and the cultivation and nourishment of
music in the Church's PreSchool. Ms. Visser is married and has three
children.
