Background
Durham, Carol Elise was born on April 10, 1945 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of William Ernest and Elise (Green) Strange.
Durham, Carol Elise was born on April 10, 1945 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of William Ernest and Elise (Green) Strange.
Bachelor of Music, Mississippi College, 1966. Master of Music, University Tennessee, 1968.
Organist Grace Lutheran Church, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1967-1969, 1st Baptist Church, Auburn, Alabama, 1970. Adjunct music instructor Mississippi College, Clinton, 1970-1972, since 1999, coach, accompanist, since 1990, adjunct instructor piano, since 1998. Organist Raymond (Mississippi) United Methodist Church, 1971-1975, Morrison Heights Baptist Church, Clinton, since 1976, kindergarten music teacher, 1978-1980.
Piano teacher, since 1984. Adjunct instructor music Hinds Community College, 1990. Adjunct instructor organ Belhaven College, Jackson, Mississippi, since 2005, Millsaps College, since 2006.
Leader Baptist Keyboard Festival, Baptist Music Convention, Jackson, 1994, 97. Piano, adjudicator Baptist Keyboard Festivals, Mississippi, since 1970, Mississippi Music Teachers Association Auditions, Jackson, Meridian and Vicksburg, Music Forum Bach Festival, Jackson, Mississippi Federated Junior Festivals, Clinton and Canton.
Director 2d grade choir Morrison Heights Baptist Church, Clinton, since 1984, trainer Evangelism Explosion, 1994-1997. Member American Guild Organists (dean, sub-dean publicity Jackson chapter), Music Teachers National Association, Mississippi Music Teachers Association (area chairman pre-college auditions), Music Forum of Jackson (chairman sonata festival, Bach festival), MacDowell Music Club (3d vice president), Alpha Lambda Delta, Alpha Chi, Delta Omicron.
Married James David Durham, September 7, 1968. Children: Rachel Elise, David William, Carol Elizabeth.