Background
Buckland, Karen Wisser was born on April 9, 1959 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Donald Wesley and Ethel Cecelia Wisser.
Buckland, Karen Wisser was born on April 9, 1959 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Donald Wesley and Ethel Cecelia Wisser.
Bachelor of Music, Mansfield University, 1981. Master of Music, University South Carolina, 1984. Doctor in Musical Arts, University South Carolina, 1997.
Freelance musician/teacher, Columbia, South Carolina, 1981. Organist, pianist Spring Valley Presbyterian Church, 1986—2001, Charleston Southern University, Summerville, 1997—2000. Associate professor music Presbyterian College, Clinton, 2002.
Organist, pianist First Presbyterian Church, since 2001. Director, founder Musical Achievement Day, Clinton, since 2000. Artistic director piano clinic Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina, since 2002, director keyboard studies, artistic director, since 2002.
Founder, artistic director concert series First Presbyterian Church, Clinton, since 2002. Guest lecturer South Carolina Music Educators Conference, Charleston, 2004. Adjudicator and lecturer in field.
Founder, artistic director Presbyterian College Summer Academy Music, since 2007. Member of South Carolina Music Educators Association, Music Educators National Conference, Music Teachers National Association, South Carolina Music Teachers Association (director High School state auditions 2002-2004, vice president state conference 2005-2006, vice president 2005-2006), Sigma Alpha Iota, Pi Kappa Lambda.
Married James Patrick Buckland, June 6, 1998.