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Jane McFadden has served as organist
and handbell director at David's United
Church of Christ in Canal Winchester, Ohio, since 1990. She also directs a
women's handbell choir at Christ Lutheran Church in Columbus where, for
sixteen years, she had a multiple choir program of youth and children's
handbell and vocal choirs.
As a writer and arranger, Jane has over 50 titles in print with nine
publishers; most are organ and handbell arrangements done in collaboration
with Janet Linker. These publishers include AGEHR, Augsburg Fortress,
Beckenhorst Press, Choristers Guild, Concordia, Hope Publishing Company,
Lorenz and Sacred Music Press.
She won the 1999 Area II Original Handbell Composition Contest. Her
composition, "Psalm 30," is published by The American Guild of English
Handbell Ringers, Inc. and was played at the 1999 Summer Area II
Festival/Conference in Kutztown, PA.
Jane has a degree in Music Education from Gustavus Adolphus College in
Minnesota. She began her music career teaching Intermediate and Junior High
School music in California and Florida. She now teaches private piano and
organ lessons. Jane holds certification from the AGEHR as a Massed Choir
Director and has served the Guild as the Ohio State Chairman. Jane lives in
Groveport, Ohio, with her husband, John, a retired Navy pilot, classic Jaguar
car restorer and computer wizard. Her oldest son, John, married to Kristi, is
a Naval aviator and instructor in Pensacola, FL, and Kevin is a 2000 graduate
of Kenyon College with a double major in music composition and English. Kevin
is now studying for his Master's degree in Composition at Florida State
University.
You can visit Jane McFadden's website at
http://home.columbus.rr.com/handbells/index.html
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