Kathy Bizarth is retired from 38 years of teaching experience with 25 of those years as director of choral music activities and Fine Arts Chair at Newnan High School, Newnan, Georgia. Prior to assuming her position at Newnan High School, she served as choral director for Paulding County High School, Dallas, Georgia; J.B. Pennington High School, Blountsville, Alabama; and as choral specialist in Telfair County, McRae, Georgia.
Most recently, Ms. Bizarth is active as a member of the Spivey Hall Education Committee, and is the founding director of the Masterworks Chorale Community Chorus of Newnan, Georgia. Professional affiliations include the Georgia Music Educators Association, American Choral Directors Association, Music Educators National Convention, Delta Omicron Professional Music Fraternity, Alpha Delta Kappa Professional Honorary Teacher’s Fraternity and the Professional Association of Georgia Educators.
David Kinrade recently retired as the Minister of Music and Organist for the First United Methodist Church in Newnan. He served in this capacity for more than thirty years. He responsibilities included oversight of the music ministry of the church, to include up to ten choirs. David received his Bachelor of Music Degree from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, and his Master of Music Degree from Indiana University in Bloomington.
He has sung in many choral ensembles, including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus with Robert Shaw, the International Church Music Festival Choir with David Willcocks, and the Atlanta Master Chorale with Eric Nelson. David accompanies the Masterworks Chorale, Newnan’s Community Chorus. For several years he also accompanied the choirs of Newnan High School. David is a member of the American Choral Directors Association and is the treasurer for the Atlanta Chapter of the Choristers Guild. He is also a member of the Newnan Kiwanis Club. He is married to JoAn, Assistant Pastor at Newnan First UMC. He has two grown daughters, Emily Carnes and Rachel.