Background
Horton, William Lamar was born on August 26, 1935 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States. Son of Luther Burns and Ruth (Stogner) Horton.
Horton, William Lamar was born on August 26, 1935 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States. Son of Luther Burns and Ruth (Stogner) Horton.
Bachelor of Music, Furman University, 1956. M.Sacred Music, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1958. Doctor of Music Arts, 1970.
Postdoctoral, University Michigan, 1968. Postdoctoral, Paris Academie des Arts Musicaux, 1975. Postdoctoral, University Southern California, 1981.
Graduate, DeArmand-Young Travel School, Oklahoma City, 1989. Graduate, American Airlines SABRE School. Graduate, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, 1989.
Minister music First Baptist Church, Taylors, South Carolina, 1954—1956, Broadway Baptist Church, Louisville, 1956—1958, First Baptist Church, Douglas, Georgia, 1958—1959. Instructor music University Georgia, 1958—1959, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, 1959—1962. Professor music, chairman department church music Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, 1963—1968.
Professor music Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, 1968—1988. Chairman department church music, 1979—1981. Minister music University Baptist Church, Shawnee, 1968—1974, 1st Christian Church, Shawnee, 1977—1982.
Organist-choir master Emmanuel Epis. Church, Shawnee, from 1982. President, owner Great Escape Travel Service, Inc., Shawnee, Oklahoma, from 1989.
Frequent entertainer. After-dinner speaker in field, Clinician. Adjudicator music festivals throughout South and Southwest.
Baritone soloist various musicals. Oratorios; other productions. President Shawnee Band Parents Association, 1975—1976.
Member State Arts Council Oklahoma, from 1977, vice president, 1981—1982, executive committee, from 1981, president, 1982—1983, Shawnee Community Concerts Association, 1977—1979, Shawnee Arts Council, 1977—1979. Trustee B.B. McKinney Music Research Foundation, 1972—1974. Board directors Shawnee Little Theatre, 1981—1983.
Member of American Society of Composers, American Society Travel Agents, Oklahoma Advocates Arts (president since 1983), Oklahoma Music Teachers Association (3d vice president 1970-1974), National Association Teachers Singing (president Oklahoma chapter 1973-1975, associate district governor since 1987), Music Teachers National Association, Rotary, Masons (organist McAlester, Oklahoma since 1986), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Oklahoma province governor 1968-1978).
Married Peggy Ann Small, June 16, 1956. Children: Richard Lamar, Ronald William, Randall Alan, Julie Anne.