Anne Saxon, Founding Artistic Director
Anne M. Saxon is the founding Artistic Director of the Central
Carolina Children’s Chorus, and Director of the Children’s and Youth
Choir Program at Centenary United Methodist Church in Winston-
Salem . She has served several churches and schools in the NC
Triad area, most recently as Music Specialist at The Downtown
Elementary School in Winston-Salem , and full-time Director of Music
Ministries at Main Street United Methodist Church in Kernersville.
Saxon earned a Master of Music Degree in Choral Conducting from
UNC Greensboro, and a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from
Greensboro College, Piano Applied. At UNCG she studied with Drs. Bill Carroll, Richard
Cox, and Hilary Apfelstadt, and directed the Women’s Glee Club. She has completed
further study in conducting with Paul Salamunovich, Lynne Gackle, Henry Leck, and
Daniel Bara, and has completed three levels of Doreen Rao's Choral Music Experience.
In NC ACDA, Saxon has been an R&S Chair for Junior High/Middle School Choirs, and
Children's Choirs. She is the current Newsletter Editor which received an award for the
Most Improved Newsletter at the 2009 National Convention in Oklahoma City. With
NCMEA, she was on the Middle School Choral Section Board as Newsletter Editor, and
was a Festival Site Coordinator. Saxon has been honored with a Commemorative Brick on
the MENC “Walk of Fame” for her 25 years of attendance at the NC Summer Institute in
Choral Arts where she was a member of the executive board. Saxon also serves on the
boards of the Musical Arts Guild of UNCG, and CANTUS, an Ecumenical Children’s Choir
Camp. She is a frequent guest conductor and piano accompanist for Honor and Festival
Choirs, as well as an adjudicator for choral festivals throughout the state.
Anniversary Reflections by Anne Saxon
Cynthia Saylor, Accompanist
Cynthia Saylor joined the Central Carolina Children’s Chorus Staff
in the fall of 2004. She brings with her a life-long passion and
dedication to music and accompanying. Ms. Saylor is a Medical
Technologist for Spectrum Laboratory Network at Forsyth Medical
Center. She is also the Music Leader for the Fountain of Life
Lutheran Church in Kernersville, North Carolina. Now in her fifth year
with the Central Carolina Children's Chorus, Ms. Saylor is highly
regarded and well-loved! We are indeed delighted and fortunate to have her with us for
another season!
Michael Bills, Associate Accompanist
Michael Bills is a former chorister with the Central Carolina
Children's Chorus and has been one of our accompanists since
2004. He is a junior at the R.J. Reynolds Arts Magnet School where
he is the first chair violist and principal harpist. Michael plays harp and
viola in the Winston-Salem Youth Symphony and enjoys orchestrating
choral music, one of which has recently been published. He frequently
accompanies musicals at the Winston-Salem Little Theater, West Side
Civic Theatre and local high schools. We are indeed proud of Michael
and are very fortunate to have him share his musical talents with us!
Anne M. Saxon is the founding Artistic Director of the Central
Carolina Children’s Chorus, and Director of the Children’s and Youth
Choir Program at Centenary United Methodist Church in Winston-
Salem . She has served several churches and schools in the NC
Triad area, most recently as Music Specialist at The Downtown
Elementary School in Winston-Salem , and full-time Director of Music
Ministries at Main Street United Methodist Church in Kernersville.
Saxon earned a Master of Music Degree in Choral Conducting from
UNC Greensboro, and a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from
Greensboro College, Piano Applied. At UNCG she studied with Drs. Bill Carroll, Richard
Cox, and Hilary Apfelstadt, and directed the Women’s Glee Club. She has completed
further study in conducting with Paul Salamunovich, Lynne Gackle, Henry Leck, and
Daniel Bara, and has completed three levels of Doreen Rao's Choral Music Experience.
In NC ACDA, Saxon has been an R&S Chair for Junior High/Middle School Choirs, and
Children's Choirs. She is the current Newsletter Editor which received an award for the
Most Improved Newsletter at the 2009 National Convention in Oklahoma City. With
NCMEA, she was on the Middle School Choral Section Board as Newsletter Editor, and
was a Festival Site Coordinator. Saxon has been honored with a Commemorative Brick on
the MENC “Walk of Fame” for her 25 years of attendance at the NC Summer Institute in
Choral Arts where she was a member of the executive board. Saxon also serves on the
boards of the Musical Arts Guild of UNCG, and CANTUS, an Ecumenical Children’s Choir
Camp. She is a frequent guest conductor and piano accompanist for Honor and Festival
Choirs, as well as an adjudicator for choral festivals throughout the state.
Anniversary Reflections by Anne Saxon
Cynthia Saylor, Accompanist
Cynthia Saylor joined the Central Carolina Children’s Chorus Staff
in the fall of 2004. She brings with her a life-long passion and
dedication to music and accompanying. Ms. Saylor is a Medical
Technologist for Spectrum Laboratory Network at Forsyth Medical
Center. She is also the Music Leader for the Fountain of Life
Lutheran Church in Kernersville, North Carolina. Now in her fifth year
with the Central Carolina Children's Chorus, Ms. Saylor is highly
regarded and well-loved! We are indeed delighted and fortunate to have her with us for
another season!
Michael Bills, Associate Accompanist
Michael Bills is a former chorister with the Central Carolina
Children's Chorus and has been one of our accompanists since
2004. He is a junior at the R.J. Reynolds Arts Magnet School where
he is the first chair violist and principal harpist. Michael plays harp and
viola in the Winston-Salem Youth Symphony and enjoys orchestrating
choral music, one of which has recently been published. He frequently
accompanies musicals at the Winston-Salem Little Theater, West Side
Civic Theatre and local high schools. We are indeed proud of Michael
and are very fortunate to have him share his musical talents with us!
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