Terry Hicks, SoNA Singers Director

Terry Hicks is in his thirty-third year as Director of Choirs for the Bentonville Public Schools, his sixteenth year directing the church choir at First Christian Church, Bentonville, and his thirteenth year as the director of the SoNA Singers. Terry holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Ithaca College and a Master of Music Education from the University of Arkansas, and has performed with the Robert Shaw Festival Chorus in Carnegie Hall. Under his direction, the choirs at B.H.S. have consistently earned superior ratings at regional, state, and invitational festivals. His choirs have been invited to sing for many prestigious events including: the Arkansas State Music Convention five times, the National High School Choral Festival at Carnegie Hall by the Weill Music Institute, the Southwest ACDA Convention three times, the ACDA National Convention twice, and an invited performance for Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. The B.H.S. choirs have toured Italy, England, Scotland, Ireland, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, New York, Minnesota, and Texas participating in workshops with numerous world renowned choral conductors. In addition to other duties Terry also teaches AP Music Theory. Professional affiliations include ACDA, NAfME, and Phi Mu Alpha. He was awarded the Distinguished Director Award by ArkCDA in 2001, 2005, and 2015. Terry is the current President-elect of ArkCDA, a past Arkansas All-State Chairperson, Region Chairperson for ArkCDA, a Past President of Arkansas ACDA, and an active clinician. Terry and his wife Peggy reside in Bella Vista, AR and have two children, Katie and John.