Michael Runyan has been making music as a composer, arranger, performer, and conductor for
many years. He was born in San Diego and raised in Denver, where he began piano studies at age six and played trumpet and horn in school.
Michael began composing and arranging in high school and studied composition at Brigham Young University and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, ultimately receiving a Doctor of Musical Arts degree. He has created hundreds of orchestral, choral, church, and teaching compositions and arrangements, many in collaboration with his wife Pamela.
During college, Michael freelanced as an arranger, music copyist, gigging pianist, synthesizer
programmer, and studio musician. In 1986, he joined the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, to head their music preparation operation, and was an integral part of many pops and theatrical productions for almost 30 years. During this time, he also had an active career as a harmonica soloist, specializing in classical and theme-based performances with orchestras.
Michael’s conducting experience includes church choirs, school showchoirs, and professional
orchestras, to which he brings his meticulous attention to detail, preparation, style, and
theatricality.
Michael and Pamela moved to Nashville in 2018. They are the parents of four children.

Pamela Runyan was born and raised in Spokane, Washington. She started piano lessons at age six and began composing soon thereafter. Pamela played in dance bands through high school and
college and studied piano and music composition at Brigham Young University, receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree.
Pamela has decades of experience as a piano and organ accompanist and pedagogue. She collaborates with her husband Michael composing choral anthems, showchoir arrangements, and
orchestral works. Between them, they have over 100 publications and have had many performances in North America and Europe.
Pamela is also a certified water aerobics instructor and personal trainer.

Captain Ellwood "Woody" Arnell has over 22 years of active and reserve service. His military career included three separate deployments to VietNam between January 1967 - June 1970 as Gunner's mate, Petty Officer Third Class, wherein he was awarded numerous commendation and service medals including the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. 

Woody then served in the United States Air Force service March 1978 - July 1990.

He finished his military service in the Army, National Guard 1990-1996.

As a loving husband and father to six children and twenty-five grandchildren, Woody has spent his retirement years enjoying multiple military relations service missions with his wife, Shirley, in Tokyo Japan, Church Headquarters, and Tacoma Washington, where he supported military families, chaplains, younger missionaries, and veterans. 

Currently residing in Lewisburg, TN, he and his wife spend the majority of their present time supporting local Family History Centers and Temple work, serving as ward missionaries, delivering meals-on-wheels to neighbors in need, attending countless activities that involve their grandchildren, and traveling to see friends and family all over the country. 
 

Katie Holder holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music and is a piano teacher and accompanist.
She has been playing piano since age six and has been singing in choirs since she was nine. Katie
and her calico cat, Lucy, are from Anaheim, California, where they attempted to live at
Disneyland for many years. Both currently reside in Greenbrier, Tennessee, and greatly enjoy
bird watching.

Scott Owens grew up in Middle Tennessee and participated in performances with the choir's founders since childhood. He joined the Nashville Community Choir in 2013 at the insistence of his wife and has been a dedicated member since.

Scott has always loved music, spending the majority of his youth playing alto sax in marching band. He began exploring vocal-performance after entering adulthood. He enjoys singing Handel's Messiah, and exercising his vocal range.

He supports his family as a manager in an IT company where he gets to work from home and watch his six young children grow. 

He currently serves as music chairperson at church and spends a lot of time supporting the youth programs. 

Originally from Arizona, Jodi has called the Nashville area home since 2017. Jodi has contributed her voice to community choirs for over 20 years, encompassing a plethora of genres including Broadway, Disney, madrigals, classical, major works, Latin, Spanish, French, and German, often enjoying solo opportunities. Jodi feels so much gratitude to have found the Nashville Community Choir, making music with the community once again!

Latisha has been singing and playing the piano since she was 5 years old. She sang in her high school choir and later with the BYU Women’s Chorus. She has taught piano lessons for 25 years. This is her second year with the Nashville Community Choir.

Angie has been a consistent member of the Nashville Community Choir since 2011. She loves the choir and stepped in as President in 2020. She has prioritized involvement in any choir that would have her from a very young age. She participated in multiple BYU-Idaho choirs and studied music theory during her undergrad, but ultimately earned degrees in Communications and Marriage & Family Studies. She is the mother of six young children, two of which have sung in the choir with her at some point, and she currently conducts the children's music program at church. Above all, singing is her favorite activity, especially music about Jesus with her husband of 16 years, Scott. 

This is Scarlett's first season singing with the Nashville Community Choir. At age 11, she has been involved in multiple community theater productions and musical performances, including playing clarinet in her 5th-grade-band and looks forward to more musical opportunities as she enters middle school this fall. Her favorite pastimes are playing with her many siblings and neighborhood friends. She loves all wildlife and hopes to one day study to become a zoologist. 

Growing up in Murfreesboro, Andrew began studying choral music at an early age. Hew as a member of the Nashville Community Choir during his high school years and rejoined in January 2024 after a few years away for college and missionary service with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Andrew is a proud, long-term standing member of the choir and currently serves as Secretary. He is excited to continue to make beautiful Music. 

Raised in Downey CA, Glenn grew up with four sisters. He found music healing and performed in community theater productions. He played cello, trombone, and tuba in orchestra and band. Glenn's love for choral music came very early on while singing soprano with his parents in church choir. Glenn has performed with the Kent-Meridian Jazz Band at the Seattle Opera House, placed first in a singing competition on Korean TV during his mission to Seoul South Korea, and graduated from BYU School of Music in 1993 with an emphasis in sound recording before moving to Nashville. Since joining the choir in 2013, Glenn has found immense joy as it reminds him of his time with the BYU Concert Choir. Today he operates a home studio in hopes to one day release his own compositions. 

Matthew has been singing in choirs since he was in elementary school and has always had a profound love of music. Along with singing he also began playing the Double Bass at age 11 which led to him being a member of the Iowa All State Orchestra all 4 years in high school, as well as attending Interlochen Music Camp in Interlochen Michigan in 2007. He went on from there to earn Bachelor's and Masters degrees in Music Performance from Michigan State University. During this time he performed with several Orchestras in Michigan including the Lansing, Jackson, Midland, and West Michigan Symphonies. He has been a member of the Nashville Community Choir since 2022 where he occasionally lends his Instrumental talents instead of singing. He also is an active member of the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra, Tennessee Philharmonic Orchestra, and Nashville Concerto Orchestra. He currently resides in Nashville with his wife, Angela, and two adorable fur babies, Sasha and Lucie.

A Jamaican-born classically trained singer whose powerful voice and unique artistry have earned her acclaim on both national and international stages. With a background rooted in Jamaica's rich musical heritage, she began her formal training at a young age, studying classical and contemporary vocal techniques and music theory. Her journey led her to the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, where she honed her craft and developed a deep understanding of classical and operatic styles. With a voice that resonates deeply with audiences, Kimberley continues to build a legacy as a versatile, and dynamic force in the world of music.