Musicians

Music and the other arts are the most potent demonstration that, in the heart, we are all one community.

~ Jan Swafford

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Mark Nabholz
conductor, tenor

Mark Nabholz, tenor

Mark is music director of the Augusta Youth Chorale, Assistant Professor of Music at Erskine College, and directs the music ministry at Christ Church Presbyterian in Evans, GA. He is also the Assistant Conductor of the University of South Carolina University Chorus.

Mark headed the Choral and Vocal Department at Brevard College, served for ten years as Director of Music on the staff of First Presbyterian Church in Augusta, and was Director of Music in Memphis Tennessee at the Second Presbyterian Church. He has guest conducted student and adult choral organizations throughout the Southeastern United States, and over to Europe (Odessa Philharmonic and Chorus in the Ukraine). Mark has also enjoyed opportunities as a tenor soloist with the Brevard Chamber Orchestra, the Hendersonville Symphony and the Asheville Bach Festival.

Mark was born into a parsonage family in northern Minnesota, and grew up in the midwest. He earned a DMA in Choral Conducting from the University of South Carolina Columbia, a M.Mus. degree from the Eastman School of Music, and Bachelor of Music degree from Houghton College. He lives with his wife, Fran, and their four children in Evans, Georgia.

Michael Newman
cello

Michael serves as the assistant principal cellist in the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra and is a founding member of the Parlor City Celli. He is from Southampton, PA, and travels to play with several community orchestras, including the Warminster Symphony Orchestra, Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra, Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey and Bryn Athyn Orchestra.

An avid chamber musician, Michael was a member of the Vernon String Quartet, which was selected as Peabody’s Honors Ensemble for the 2017-2018 season. They performed at the Society of Four Arts in Florida and had the pleasure of collaborating with Michael Kannen, former cellist of the Brentano String Quartet, in Baltimore. In the summer of 2018, Michael attended the Manchester Music Festival as a cello fellowship recipient in the Young Artists Program. Additionally, Michael was a member of the Peabody String Sinfonia, a conductor-less string ensemble that performs exclusively at community venues with a mission to bring the beauty of music to people in challenging situations.

Michael also enjoys performing and collaborating as a recording artist. As a soloist, he premiered two separate works for cello, written by composer Zach Gulaboff Davis.

Michael earned his master’s degree in cello performance from the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University. He was a recipient of the Marc von May Cello Scholarship and studied with distinguished cellist, Alan Stepansky. Michael received his bachelor’s degree from the Boyer College of Music at Temple University, under the tutelage of Udi Bar-David, a cellist in the Philadelphia Orchestra.

An avid car enthusiast, Michael has a collection of unique and rare Mustangs which he enjoys driving and taking to car shows.

Rob Nordan
conductor

Rob Nordan - conductor

Rob is Founder/Music Director of the Columbia County Orchestra Association (CCOA) in Evans, Georgia. He is also the conductor of the Columbia County Civic Orchestra (CCCO) and Columbia County Youth Orchestra (CCYO).

Rob has been active professionally in church music, conducting, and music teaching since 1974. He has studied conducting under Robert Burton, Donald Portnoy, and Florin Totan. Rob’s first private music instruction was through his father, Clarence Nordan, Jr.

His other private trumpet instructors have included: Mike Brescia, Homer Phillips (Navy Band), Doug Phillips (Navy Band), Emerson Head (University of Maryland), Chuck Gallagher (University of Maryland), and Willie Hammett (Valdosta State University). He received his Bachelor of Music in 1978, and his Master of Music in 1982.

When not conducting, Rob enjoys the company of his beautiful and musically talented wife, Elizabeth, and spending time with their extended family. He has resided in the Augusta, Georgia, area since 1996.

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  1. Kate,
    My son is getting married at our home in Evans on October 16, 2021 . It is a small wedding of approximately 130 people, and will be held outdoors. We are beginning to plan the music for the wedding and wanted to incorporate a “String Trio”with violin or viola, cello, and flute. My friend Stan Pylant, recommended that I contact you since you schedule wedding events through “In Praise of Music”. I would appreciate you contacting me so that we could discuss the possibilities of special wedding music.
    Sincerely,
    Jan Key
    706-294-0330

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