About Our Musicians

LeeAnne Chenoweth Lawson

Violinist LeeAnne Chenoweth Lawson graduated from the S.M.U. Meadows School of Arts in 1986, where she was a recipient of the Meadows Artistic Acheivement Award Scholarship, with a Bachelor's Degree in Violin Performance. After working in the Dallas Opera Orchestra, she won her first job audition at Ft. Worth Symphony Orchestra in 1990. After 17 years of performing with the FWSO, she will now work there as a substitute as needed, and will concentrate more on chamber music. She has contracted string trios and quartets under the name Chenoweth Chamber Music for special events throughout Texas since 1986. LeeAnne is not ashamed to say that she is a Christian and conservative politically (unusual for an artist). LeeAnne married Richard Lawson while she was still in in S.M.U. They live here in north Arlington and have two daughters; Cayla age 11, Jessica 9, and a cat named Happy.

Jim Higgins

Cellist Jim Higgins has lived in Richardson since 1986. His wife, Cecile Lagarenne, is a professional oboist. Born in Indiana, Jim received his Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Indiana State University, and a Master's Degree in Cello Performance from Ball State University. After 10 years of performing with the Florida Symphony, he moved to Texas to begin a career in education and performing. Currently, he is on the faculty of the University of Dallas, and an instructor of cello for the Dallas County Community College District. While maintaining a large studio of cello students, he also performs throughout the Metroplex area, in professional orchestras and often with Chenoweth Chamber Music. Jim is also a nationally known professional composor and arranger, writing arrangements for a variety of performing ensembles throughout the U.S., including the Fourth Saturday Concerts.

Kurt Sprenger

Violinist Kurt Sprenger is a native of Hawaii. He is principal violinist for the Dallas Chamber Orchestra, an active recording studio violinist, and frequently works as a substitute for FWSO. He received his Doctorate of Music at University of Southern California. He is also a talented conductor, serving as music director of the Ft. Worth Civic Orchestra, and Italy's National Conservatory. He and his wife, pianist Jill Sprenger, live in Ft. Worth with thier 3 children.

Jill Sprenger

Having grown up in a family of music teachers, it is no surprise that music and teaching are two life-long passions of Dr. Sprenger.  In teaching of all levels of piano, from the beginner to the advanced doctoral students, she has developed a broad perspective of the importance of music for all God's people.  Dr. Sprenger has degrees from the Oberlin College/Conservatory of Music in Ohio, Indiana University, the Vienna Hochschule in Austria, and the University of Southern California.  She is on the music faculty of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and is keyboardist/harpsichordist with the Dallas Chamber Ochestra. She has given award-winning performances in the Joanna Hodges International Concerto Competition in California, the Young Keyboard Artist International Competition, and the Oberlin Conservatory Competition.  Dr. Sprenger is married to violinist and conductor Kurt Sprenger.  They live in Ft Worth and have 3 children.

David Dubiel

Pianist, arranger, and composer David Dubiel was born in Massachusetts but has lived in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for most of his professional life. An honor graduate of TCU in 1983, he received performance degrees in both piano and violin, but focuses today almost exclusively on composition and piano. In 1993, David was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome: a very rare immune-system disorder that left him 70% paralyzed for two years, from which he has since made a complete recovery. Many of his piano, vocal, and choral compositions are published in South Korea by Choral21 Publishing Company. Some of his piano scores are also available in the USA through Shawnee Press. David currently has 5 CD recordings available of his sacred solo piano and vocal music, primarily hymn adaptations and arrangements, and is currently in the process of establishing his own internet-based music company, “dubielmusic.com”. The site is scheduled to be online by the end of this summer, 2008.

David has also worked with in the field of ballet for many years, having served as company-pianist and assistant music director/conductor for the Fort Worth Dallas Ballet (now Texas Ballet Theater) for 13 years, conducting over 50 performances of “The Nutcracker°± and appearing as piano soloist on numerous occasions with the Fort Worth Symphony. He was also a professional violinist in the Fort Worth Symphony from 1977-1988. David has also performed extensively with the Dallas Opera, Casa Manana Musicals, and the Metropolitan Classical Ballet. In addition, he performed annual summer concert-tours of his own music throughout South Korea from 1998-2004, and is currently very active in his church in Fort Worth, South Hills Christian Disciples of Christ, where he serves as both pianist and organist.

Laura Logan

Harpist Laura Logan received her Master's, and her Doctorate of Musical Arts Degree in Harp Performance from Texas Tech. University. A native of New Orleans, she earned her Bachelor of Music in Harp performance from Louisiana State University. She is principal harp in the Richardson Symphony, and Lewisville Lake Symphony, and tours regionally as a member of the harp and flute duo "Syrinx". She is founder and director of the Octavia Harp Ensemble, a performing group of 8 professional harpists. They have released two recordings on the Traditional Sounds Label. Laura, and her two sons live in Irving

David Robinson

Baritone David Robinson serves on the voice faculty of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, where he earned his Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice. He studied opera with Arthur Schoep and Boris Goldovsky. Robinson has performed many major operatic roles and is an active recitalist, oratorio soloist, and concert artist. He is best known in this area for his solos in Handel's "Messiah" and the title role of Mendelssohn's "Elijah", with the Ft. Worth Symphony. He made his New York concert debut at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center with the American Synphony Orchestra, performing the baritone solos in the Mozart C Minor Mass, and the Ralph Vaughn Williams "Five Mystical Songs". David and his wife live in Ft. Worth.

Robert Adams

Baritone Robert Adams is a vocalist with a broad range of experience in classical, Broadway, country, sacred and pop music. He has performed live with artists such as Minnie Pearl, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and New York Metropolitan Opera stars such as soprano Elizabeth Holoque and the late tenor, Timothy Jenkins. Robert also sang the national anthem for pro sports teams including the Dallas Mavericks and Texas Rangers. While Artist in Residence with the Ft. Worth Opera, he soloed in Faust, Tosca, Barber of Seville, and has soloed with the Ft. Worth Symphony, Dallas Chamber Orchestra, San Francisco Opera Orchestra, and Shreveport Symphony. He sang the title role of Mendelssohn's Elijah at the Meyerson (Dallas) in 1997. For two years, he was the bass soloist at the Constitution Hall performance of the Messiah in Washington D.C. Robert has recorded 3 solo recordings, and has composed numerous solo songs plus has composed and published choral pieces. Robert is also an experienced conductor and director, and has directed 11 productions of Broadway musicals, including Fiddler on the Roof, Hello Dolly, Music Man, Annie Get Your Gun, and My Fair Lady. Being of strong Christian faith, Robert is currently the southwest U.S. director of fundraising for Mission India, a Christian organization equipping Indian Christians to reach their country through humanitarian social, economic and service programs directed to those in lower castes. Robert and his wife Pam, flutist in the FWSO, will celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary this December. They live in Ft. Worth and have 3 grown children.

Lucy Tamez Creech

Lucy Tamez Creech, soprano, and Dallas native, has enjoyed a career as soloist in both orchestral and operatic performance. She has worked with conductors including Eduardo Mata, Nicolo Rescigno, James Conlon, Patrick Sommers, James Richmon, Hector Guzman and Paul Riedo. She is a charter member of the Dallas Bach Society, and has performed with the Dallas Symphony, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Grant Park Festival Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Singers, Arts District Chorale, Voices of Change, Walden Chamber Music, and is co-director of the Vocal Chamber Music Series at the Mesquite Arts Center which received an NEA grant last year to perform "Luisa Fernanda" by Sorosobal (Spanish opera known as zarzuela)

She has appeared with The Dallas Opera, The Lyric Opera of Chicago, and The Greater Miami Opera.

When not singing, Lucy enjoys cooking and gardening with her husband, James, and singing duets with her dog, Benny.

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