Dr.
Earlene Rentz received her Bachelor’s degree in Music
Education from the University of Montevallo (Alabama) and
both Master and Doctoral degrees in Music Education from
Florida State University. She is a native of Moultrie, Georgia,
and taught choral music for seven years in Habersham County
(GA) at elementary, junior high, and high school levels.
She has taught music education courses at California State
University, Long Beach, The University of Texas at Austin,
and Baylor University.
In addition to her current work as a free-lance choral music writer, she is
a speaker and clinician in choral music education techniques, and frequently
conducts choral ensembles in district, regional, and state events. She has
conducted All-State Choirs in Georgia, Florida, and Kentucky. She has received
an ASCAP award every year since 1998, and has published more than 200 choral
compositions for school and church. Her list of publishers includes Alfred,
Alliance, BriLee, Carl Fischer, Choristers Guild, Colla Voce, Heritage, Hinshaw,
Lorenz, MorningStar, Oxford, Santa Barbara, Shawnee, Warner Brothers, and Walton.
She married Bill Turner in 2001, and they live near Lexington, Kentucky, where
they enjoy collaborating on writing music, fishing, and country living.
Choral
music by Earlene Rentz
