Laura Farnell

Laura Farnell is a choral composer, clinician, accompanist, and adjudicator who resides in Arlington, Texas. After graduating summa cum laude from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Music Education in Choral Music degree (with a piano emphasis), Laura taught elementary music for two years in Mansfield, TX, followed by eight years of teaching junior high choir in Arlington, TX. She was honored at each of her schools with Teacher of the Year awards in 2000 and 2003, and she received an Excellence in Education Award in 2004 as the Arlington Independent School District's outstanding junior high teacher of the year.

Laura presently serves as an invited clinician for district, region, and state honor choirs across the country, and presents workshops and reading sessions for choir directors at both district and state levels. A prolific composer, she especially enjoys writing and arranging music for middle school choirs. She has more than sixty published choral compositions plus a co-authored sightsinging method. She and her husband, Russell, and their two sons, attend First Presbyterian Church of Arlington where Russell serves as Minister of Music and Laura directs the childrens' choirs.