Pam Bennett Young is the founding Artistic Director of the Brenham Children's Chorus and has many years of experience in vocal music as a performer, voice teacher and choral director. A graduate of the Baylor University School of Music, she has performed in a variety of venues from musical theatre at Stages in Houston and Unity Theatre in Brenham to classical halls in South America and commercial recording studios in the United States. Among her favorite productions are the many years of "Pageant: A Christmas Spectacular" in which she performed. The high school choirs under her direction received sweepstakes ratings each year and she is the founding director of elementary chorus programs in several public school districts. She has taught music for more than twenty-five years in such diverse locations as the fourth ward in Houston to the island of Java in Indonesia. Pam loves to sing and loves combining the unique timbres of individual voices to create one glorious, soul-unifying work of art which will never be repeated exactly the same way again.

Pam currently teaches music at Krause Elementary School where she has taught for 10 years. Having taught since the school year 1979-80, Pam previously taught music in Hempstead ISD, Huffman ISD, Houston ISD and Beeville ISD. She enjoys teaching children the joys of making music and especially delights in making music at home with her three boys (husband, Bob, and sons, Dee and Gavin).

Martha Haydon received her B.S. from Southwest Texas State University in Elementary Education with Specialization in Music. She has accompanied and performed with a variety of musical groups including church choirs in Galveston, the Galveston College Choir, the Galveston Opera Workshop, Unity Theatre of Brenham, and the Brenham High School drama department musicals, the most recent musical being Cinderella last January. One of the highlights of her music career is a trip to Russia in July, 1997, with the Houston Children's Chorus directed by Steve Roddy. She is currently working with the high school drama department on the musical "Hello, Dolly!" and Brenham's First Baptist Church Christmas Musical, "A Midnight Clear." She has served as pianist at Brenham's First Baptist Church for twenty-six years and is currently serving as interim music director. Her favorite duet partner is her husband of 34 years, Dr. Robert Haydon.

Amy Bentke, a native of Brenham, has been dancing since she was three years old and has been teaching dance and gymnastics since the age of 13. She has choreographed Brenham High School musicals, Maifest Coronations, and church and school programs. She has been co-owner of Aspirations Gymnastics and Dance Studio for 16 years.

Karen Chance, is the Director of Singenspiel, the newly formed choir for 2nd and 3rd graders. Retiring from teaching with 22 years of experience, Karen received her Bachelor of Arts Music Degree from Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota, and earned her Masters Degree in Elementary Education at East Texas State University in Texarkana, Texas. In the past, Karen has taught Music, Fine Arts, and Choir in grades K-12 in Deer Park, Galena Park, East Chambers County, and Pleasant Grove in Texas. She also taught in Pipestone, Minnesota. In addition to her teaching, she has taught piano, directed church choirs, played the organ, and directed hand bell choirs. Currently, she directs the hand bell choir and plays the organ at the 1st United Methodist Church in Brenham.

Jennifer Patrick, designed costumes at Unity Theatre for Cyrano, The Christmas Schooner, T he Heiress, The Odd Couple, Sander's Family Christmas and Scotland Road. She is an Assistant Lecturer at Texas A&M teaching Theatre History and Intro to Theatre. She has designed professionally and academically in Texas, Georgia, No. Carolina, Virginia and New Hampshire. She thanks her partner in life and theatre - Kevin Patrick, Technical Director of Blinn Theatre. She also had the best scene painters in the world, her twin daughters, Mollie & Rylie!

Amy Schramm is a Brenham native who graduated from Brenham HS and earned a AA degree at Blinn. In addition to singing in church and college choirs since age 10, she has been playing piano fo 23 years. Amy has played for several Brenham HS and Blinn musicals and also performed in three Unity Theatre productions. She helped the Brenham Children's Chorus with its first summer camp and is extremely pleased to have the chance to work with these talented young people on a regular basis.

Julie Steen is a Houston Baptist University graduate with majors in Art, Physical Education and Psychology.  She has over 21 years of teaching experience with all ages in private and public school in a variety of subjects: Art, P.E. including coaching, Bible, Yearbook, Library, and Music.  Ms. Steen has a variety of musical performance experiences.  While attending HBU, she was a member of FOCUS, the school's traveling musical ministry team.  She spent two years touring with the North American Baptist Conference's musical ministry team, New Day, throughout the U.S. and Canada.  She worked with ensembles at Houston's First Baptist Church.  She has directed children's ensembles and productions at various churches and worked as music coordinator and leader at summer camps and Bible schools.  She is the assistant principal and coordinates the praise music at Greenvine Baptist Church in Burton, and she assisted in the rehearsals of the Brenham Honor Chorus that was in a joint concert in April with the Houston Children's Chorus.

Joyce Whitehead is the Assistant Director of Singenspiel, attended Blinn College and sang in the Blinn College Chorus and played in the Blinn Band. She graduated from Blinn College and received an Associate of Arts Degree. Joyce attended Sam Houston State University where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Teaching Degree and her Master's of Education Degree. When her own children were in the Bellville High School band, she went as a sponsor on a trip to Vienna, Austria where the band performed at the International Music Festival. Joyce Whitehead currently serves as the assistant director of Singenspiel. She has been singing with the Austin County Civic Chorale for 14 years and with the Brenham Chorale for 5 years. She is a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and a second grade teacher at Krause Elementary School.