Earlene
Rentz
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
