KELLER CIVIC CHORUS
ABOUT THE CHOIR
A New Adventure
The Keller Civic Chorus has its origins in the annual Music of the Masters Concert performed by Keller High School. For over a decade, family members of KHS students have been invited to sing in concert with the high school's combined choirs and orchestra. In 2023, Zachary Steele broadened the invitation to all members of the Keller community and named the resulting choir the Keller Civic Chorus with a desire for it someday to sustain beyond a single October concert. As luck would have it, our current director, Thomas Quinlivan was a member of the 2023 ensemble, and he quickly volunteered to direct the group for a spring concert. KCC will perform their third Spring concert this year, and we look forward to many more to come!
Leadership Team
The Keller Civic Chorus would not exist without the hard work of our leadership team. These volunteers work tirelessly to further KCC's mission of excellence and service by assisting with everything from setting up chairs to handling the choir's finances.
Thomas Quinlivan
Director
Thomas Quinlivan is a conductor and teacher based in Fort Worth Texas. In addition to his work with KCC, Thomas is the choir director at Krum Middle school in Krum ISD and is the music minister at Epiphany Episcopal Church in Hurst. Thomas has a passion for working with choirs whose members are of disparate ages and skill levels, and he is very excited to foster a tradition of excellence and welcome in the rehearsal room and on the concert stage.
Thomas received his undergraduate degree in music from the University of Wyoming and completed graduate studies in choral conducting at Baylor University.
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Stephen Hawthorne-Hill
Board Member
Stephen Hawthorne-Hill is a native of Dallas, Texas who is currently in his 11th year in education and third as the Coordinator of Fine Arts in Keller ISD. He graduated from the University of North Texas in 2014, where he earned a Bachelor of Music Degree in General, Choral, and Instrumental Music. He also received a Masters in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Texas-Arlington in 2021. He is a sought-after adjudicator and clinician for elementary, middle, and high school district, region, and state-wide contests. His formal and show choirs consistently receive grand championships, best in class, sweepstakes, and best in festival awards at contest and competitions. Additionally, he was the artistic director of Keller Honor Choir in 2021 when they performed as an invited choir at TMEA and was named Teacher of the year for the 2022-2023 school year at Timberview Middle School. Mr. Hawthorne-Hill is thrilled to be returning as a clinician for the Texas Choral Directors Association!
Darcie Howard
Board Member
Darcie joined KCC as a charter member after performing in two KHS Music of the Masters concerts with her niece, who graduated from KHS in 2024 & now attends UTA. Her passion is music & the performing arts. She loves to sing any chance she gets. In addition to KCC, Darcie is a member of Credo (Dallas’s Community Choir). She also enjoys attending concerts & live theater productions.
Hunt Whitehead
Board Member
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Jim Jameson
Board Member
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