Choir Conductor

Dr. Swilley is the retired Professor of Music at Carson-Newman College where she taught flute, woodwinds, music theory, and woodwind methods, and directed the flute choir and woodwind ensemble. She has been flutist in the Baton Rouge Symphony, Flint (Michigan) Chamber Symphony, and the KSO.

Choir Music Librarian
Flute & Piccolo

Mary started playing flute in the 7th grade and went through the band programs in the San Antonio and Birmingham public schools. During her pre-med college program she played in the campus orchestra. Following medical school she played in a community band in New Mexico and then in the Maryville College Community Orchestra. Mary organized a flute trio to perform at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Maryville. The group survived and grew to become the foundation of Grace Notes Flute Choir. Mary has been the coordinator of the choir since its inception. She plays locally upon request as a church soloist, orchestra or ensemble member and in small ensembles with friends from the choir at area nursing homes. In November of 2006, she had the good fortune of performing with the East Tennessee Concert Band in Carnegie Hall. She retired in 2006 after practicing psychiatry for 30 years and resides in Maryville, TN with her husband and two of her four sons.

Choir Coordinator & PR Manager
Flute, Alto and Bass

A native of Lawrence, Kansas, Kris moved to the Maryville, TN area in 1969. She started playing flute in 4th grade at Fort Craig Elementary school and continued where she was 1st chair flute her senior year at Maryville High School. She was selected as one of the fife players in a drum and fife corp that made special appearances in the Blount County area during the 1976 bicentennial. Later she played flute in her church and in the early 1990's became flutist and singer in the Christian alternative rock band Crimson Moon. The band opened 2 years in a row for the Christian Music Connection Festival, released 1 album and performed as backup for other musicians in the Knoxville area. She joined the Flute Choir in 1996. Kris currently resides in Maryville and teaches Graphic Art in Loudon County.

Flute

Karen was first chair flute at Sullivan Central High School in Kingsport, Tenn. where she made All State her senior year. She was voted Most Talented by her class. She played for a year in the Anderson University Wind Ensemble in Anderson, Ind. She has played in the Cokesbury UMC Ensemble in Knoxville, and at several weddings and other events.

Flute and Alto

Charlotte Ellis, private flute instructor, member of several area ensembles, and founder of Morningstar Flute Ensemble, which made a concert tour of Hungary in May, 2006, studied flute at Cadek Conservatory in Chattanooga and at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, and has played in master classes for Goran Marcusson. She has performed with the Veterans Administration National Medical Musical Group both in the U.S. and in China, Australia, New Zealand, and Great Britain. Owner of Flour Fancies Bakery in Blountville, Tennessee, she has a business degree in Economics from the University of Tennessee

Choir Secretary
Flute and Alto

I was born and raised in Knoxvile, TN. I started playing flute in the 6th grade. While in high school I studied flute, piano and theory privately. In college I majored in Music for two years at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where I marched in the Pride of the Southland Band. I played for 12 years in the Wallace Memorial Baptist Church orchestra where I also taught in their music program. Currently I am playing in the music program at St. John's Lutheran Church where I am featured on " Raise This River" a song on a Worship CD the music minister John Tirrojust recently released. Since joining the Grace Notes I have taken an interest in playing the alto flute and now own one that I am enjoying very much. I currently work in sales at DLC Lighting and live in Knoxville with my husband David.

Flute, Piccolo, Alto & Bass

Ally started her musical journey in the band program at Sevier Co. High School. She continued her studies at the University of Tennessee under the guidance of Shelley Binder. She graduated as a music major in 2009 and is pursuing a career in band directing in the Maryville area. She is also a flute instructor for the Knox and Blount county area schools. She currently resides in Maryville with her husband.

Piccolo, Flute, Alto, Bass,
and Contra Bass

Janet Reinholz has been playing flute since she was in the fourth grade. She graduated from Central High School, where she played piccolo in the band and woodwind ensemble. She graduated with high honors from The University of Tennessee, where she earned an M.S. in education and played in the Pride of the Southland Band. She plays flute, alto flute, bass flute, Irish whistle, contrabass flute, and piccolo. She is a member of East Tennessee Concert Band, Central Baptist Bearden Church Orchestra, Smithwood Baptist Praise Band, Mountains of Asheville Flute Ensemble, Grace Notes Flute Choir, and Silver Winds Flute Choir. She has played at Carnegie Hall in New York and in London with The East Tennessee Concert Band. She has played with various other groups in Hungary, France, Israel, Ireland, Venezuela, and Scotland.  She is a third grade teacher at Sequoyah Elementary and lives in Knoxville, TN with her husband and rescued kitties.

Choir President
Flute and Bass

Laura has been playing flute since the summer of 1996. She has been a member of the First Baptist Church of Powell for over 10 years. During her time at Carson-Newman College, she was a member of: Carson-Newman College Marching Band (Piccolo and Drum Major), Symphonic Band (Flute and Piccolo), Wind Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble, Flute Ensemble, and studied under Dr. Sue Swilley. She founded the Rose Cottage Flute Choir in 2006. In 2007, Laura graduated from Carson-Newman with a Bachelor of Arts in Human Services. She joined the Grace Notes Flute Choir about two years ago and was elected President this year.

"I praise God for all that he has given me, including my love of music. May God receive all of the Glory that is due his Name in all that we do."

Flute and Piccolo

Flute and Piccolo

Shelby recently moved to Tennessee from San Francisco, where she lived for 18 years. There, she attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and studied with Tim Day, former principal flutist with the Baltimore Symphony and current principal flutist of the San Francisco Symphony. Soon after her graduation in 1995, Shelby won a position as second flutist in the Marin Symphony in San Rafael, CA, which she held for over 10 years. Earlier in her musical career, she was a featured soloist with the Young People's Philharmonic in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and performed as a substitute with the Vallejo Symphony, and California Symphony.