Background
D'Arpa, Josephine was born on October 26, 1936 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Daughter of Jerome F. and Susie G. D'Arpa.
D'Arpa, Josephine was born on October 26, 1936 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Daughter of Jerome F. and Susie G. D'Arpa.
Student, University Tampa, 1958. Bachelor of Music, William Carey College, 1960. Master of Church Music, Southwestern Theological Seminary, 1964.
Minister of music 1st Baptist Church, Forrest City, North Carolina, 1964-1965. Associate professor music William Carey College, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, since 1965, Winters endowed chair music, 1991-1993. Member, soloist Baptist Hour Choir, Southern Baptist Convention Radio and television Commission, Fort Worth.
Junior choral director Grace Lutheran Church, Fort Worth. Minister music Bay Springs (Mississippi) Baptist Church, 1971-1975. Director choral activities 1st Presbyterian Church, Hattiesburg, 1975-1979.
Interim minister music Bellevue Baptist Church, Hattiesburg, 1980. Interim children's choral director, soloist Broadstreet Methodist Church, Hattiesburg, 1983. Minister of music Court St. United Methodist Church, since 1997.
Conductor vocal workshops. Adjudicator choral festivals Georgia Baptist Convention, 1965, 85, Mississippi Baptist Convention, since 1965, Jones Junior College, Ellisville, Mississippi, others.
Member Music Teachers National Association (guest collegiate artist southern division 1960), National Association Teachers of Singing, Mississippi Music Teachers Association, Church Music Conference of Southern Baptist Convention, Church Music Conference of Mississippi Baptist Convention, Conductors Conference of University of Southern Mississippi, Omicron Sigma chapter Delta Omicron (chapter advisor since 1974).