The LAC Staff

Troy Freeman, Worship Minister

Jennifer Freeman, the LAC Director

Ari Voss, Worship Ministry Assistant

The LAC Private Lesson Instructors

Christy Elafros, Private Piano, Cello, Flute Instructor

Emily Emmett, Private Voice Instructor

Jennifer Freeman, Private Voice Instructor

Jenny Kress, Private Piano Instructor

Kendall Lannin, Private Voice Instructor

Pamela McKinney, Private Piano Instructor

Kimberly Willis, Private Voice, Piano,

Guitar, Ukulele Instructor

NOTE FROM THE LAC DIRECTOR

Greetings!

We are so thankful for our students and their great attitudes this se-

mester. This truly has been an unprecedented year, but we have seen

tremendous growth in our students and experienced a sweet spirit of

thankfulness. Our LAC teachers could not be more proud of our stu-

dents and all they have accomplished this year. During this unique se-

mester, the LAC has offered three performance classes, two new dance

classes, and three new voice classes. All of our private lesson teachers

are filled to capacity and we truly only attribute that to one thing…

God! God continues to allow the LAC to impact young lives for Jesus

Christ. He continues to allow us to grow skilled musicians, thespians,

and artists to use their gifts to change the world for Jesus. So, with

this, we celebrate because God is at work, and we continue to look to

Him and rely on Him for everything! We hope you enjoy our Winter

Recitals and Performances. We look forward to seeing you in our

Spring Semester “Celebrate Good Times!”

Blessings Galore!

Jennifer Freeman

We Three Kings ........................................................................ Wendy Stevens

Collier Porter, student of Jenny Kress

Bell Carol/Jingle Bells ............................................ Stevens/Dennis Alexander

Isaiah Hoffpauir, student of Christy Elafros

My Invention ............................................................................................. Faber Sadi Conner, student of Kimberly Willis

Rockin Around the Christmas Tree ............................................. Johnny Marks

Madison Osborne, student of Kendall Lannin

Blackbird ................................................................................................ Beatles

Addie Seidel, student of Kimberly Willis

A Million Dreams......................................................................... Pasek & Paul

Ella Kate Freeman, student of Kimberly Willis

O Come All Ye Faithful ..................................................................... J.F. Wade

Chloe McCann, student of Pamela McKinney

He Shall Reign Forevermore ............................................................. Matt Mahr

Delaney Casaubon, Ainsley Haley, Victory Keeler, Chloe Rogers

students of Kimberly Willis

Jingle Bell Rock ..........................................................................................Beal

Emery Bigelow, student of Kendall Lannin

Ferris Wheel .............................................................................................. Faber

Levi Whitely, student of Kimberly Willis

Jingle Bells ................................................................................ Wendy Stevens

Payton Hirst, student of Kendall Lannin

O Christmas Tree ...................................................................... Ernst Anschütz

Angels we have Heard on High .......................................................... Chadwick

Jacey MacKay, student of Christy Elafros

Minuet ........................................................................................................ Bach

Sophia Valderry, student of Kimberly Willis

Sweet Pea .......................................................................................... Amos Lee

Victoria Valderry, student of Kimberly Willis

I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas ................................................ John Rox

Katie Barcroft, student of Kendall Lannin

Minuet ........................................................................................................ Bach

Avinley Hunt, student of Kimberly Willis

O, Come All Ye Faithful .................................................................... J.F. Wade

Sophie Simpkins, student of Jenny Kress

RECITAL ORDER

Winter Wonderland ...................................................................... Felix Bernard

Larsen Gardner, student of Kendall Lannin

Silent Night ................................................................................... Franz Gruber

Charlotte Norman, student of Jenny Kress

Private Eye Groove ........................................................................... Matt Skiba

Faye Watson, student of Kimberly Willis

Christmas Chopsticks .............................................................................. Heider

Avinley Hunt, student of Pamela McKinney

Alouette ................................................................................................... Britten

Heather Wheeler, student of Kimberly Willis

Naughty .......................................................................................... Tim Minchin Sadi Conner, student of Emily Emmett

Deck the Halls ......................................................................... Thomas Oliphan

Away in a Manger ............................................................................... Faith Hill

Crosby Conner, student of Christy Elafros

Up on the Housetop .................................................................. Wendy Stevens

Brendan Brown, student of Jenny Kress

A Million Dreams ......................................................................... Pasek & Paul

Jayden Shelby, student of Kimberly Willis

Good King Wenceslas ................................................................ Neale/Helmore

Madeleine Taylor, student of Jenny Kress

Light of the World ...................................................................... Lauren Diagle

Alexis Garner, student of Kendall Lannin

Jingle Bells ................................................................................ Wendy Stevens

Emma Martin, student of Jenny Kress

The Light in the Piazza…………………………………… ......... Adam Guettel

Emma Grace Freeman, student of Jennifer Freeman

Joy to the World ....................................................... ………………….. Handel

Skyler Francis, student of Jenny Kress

Frosty the Snowman ................................... ………………….. Rollins/Nelson

Asher Cadenhead, student of Jenny Kress

Away in a Manger ...................................... ………………….. Wendy Stevens

Emerson Estes, student of Jenny Kress

Bare Necessities ......................................................................... Terry Gilkyson

Gianna Vyas, student of Kimberly Willis

Carol of the Bells ....................................... ………………….. Wendy Stevens

Gianna Vyas, student of Jenny Kress

RECITAL ORDER

Christy Elafros has had a love for music from her earliest memories.

Her music journey began on an educational family trip to Williamsburg, VA,

when at the age of 6 she watched the Fife and Drum Corp march down the

colonial streets. She begged her parents to buy her a fife souvenir, and on the

13 hour drive home, she started playing hymns and other songs by ear in their

entirety. Her parents were amazed, and it was at this point, her gift of music

was recognized, encouraged, and fanned into flame! Elementary through high

school, Christy had the privilege of taking private lessons and theory lessons

from a retired collegiate music professor. She received her Bachelors of Mu-

sic with Flute emphasis from the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, IL. She

has had the immense blessing of traveling across the US, as well as to Nor-

way, Sweden, and Denmark leading music ministry concerts that shared the

hope of the gospel through music. In 2008, she was asked to plan and lead the

musical worship for an Israel tour through the Moody Bible Institute/Morning

Star tours. She has led K-8 classroom music at two different classical Chris-

tian schools in Chicago, IL, and started instrumental band programs at each.

She also taught private lessons in Chicago’s Chinatown.

Emily Emmett is thrilled to be joining the LAC family! She recently

made the move back to her hometown of Flower Mound after living in New

York City for two years. Growing up, Emily started theatre at a young age

and for 8 years, you could hear her on the radio as a Radio Disney kid. She

was the inaugural Best Actress winner for the Dallas Summer Musical High

School Musical Awards, and performed in New York at the Minskoff Thea-

tre. Emily holds a Bachelor of Music in Musical theatre from Oklahoma City

University.When she's not teaching, Emily is performing all over the

metroplex.Favorite roles include: Eponine (Les Mis), Polly (Crazy for You),

Judy Haynes (White Christmas), Meredith (Batboy!), Margo Crawford

(Bright Star), Ruth (Pirates of Penzance), and Luisa (Nine). Emily is passion-

ate about children and passing on the love of theatre to new generations. She

currently serves as the Middle School Theatre Director at Liberty Christian

School and teaches in high school and lower school as well.

Instructor Bios

Jennifer Freeman opened the LAC three years ago and is grateful for

all the students that God has brought to this program. She currently serves as

the Creative/Managing Director and directs the Theatre Co., Kids, and Junior

Musical Theatre Performing Classes. She also serves as the Fine Arts Theatre

Director at Liberty Christian School. She established the Theatre Co. three

years ago and paved a way for them to compete at the Junior Theater Festival

in Atlanta, Georgia. They were honored to receive the Outstanding Award in

Music. She has served as the Fine Arts Director at Woodland Fine Arts

Academy in Florida and School of Fine Arts in Tennessee. She also has

served as the Children’s Minister at Woodland Community Church and di-

rected the Kidz Praize Choirs. In Tennessee, she taught adjunct at Volunteer

State Community College and was the HS and MS Choir and Theatre Direc-

tor at Hendersonville Christian Academy. She has been directing, teaching,

and performing in musical theater for over 25 years. As a performer, her fa-

vorite roles include Marian in “The Music Man,” Maria in “The Sound of

Music,” Eliza Doolittle in “My Fair Lady,” Violet in “Side Show,” Julie in

“Carousel,” and Kathy in “The Last Five Years.” She has performed in the

following theaters: Dallas Theater Center, Casa Manana, Lyric Stage, Dallas

Summer Musicals, Theater Three, Nashville Stages, OKC Lyric Theater,

Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, TUTS, Music Theater of Kansas City, STAG-

ES, Forrestburgh Theater in New York, and Cohoes Theater in New York.

She also has been a guest soloist with the OKC Philharmonic, the Fort Collins

Symphony, and the Dallas Symphony. She has a BM from Belmost Universi-

ty and a MM in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from SMU. Her greatest

gifts are her children and husband.

Jenny Kress has had a life-long love of music. She began her piano stud-

ies at age six and went on to study piano performance at Oklahoma Baptist

University. She has played for choirs since the age of 13 and has been in-

volved with teaching preschool, children, and youth choirs and ensembles

since she was in high school. She has enjoyed playing for musicals such as

"Annie", "Grease", and "Guys and Dolls" and various church musical produc-

tions. Jenny has given private piano lessons to all ages for over 20 years and

has been a church pianist in California, Oklahoma, and Texas for 17 years.

Instructor Bios

Kendall Lannin trained at Ballet Conservatory from the age of 4 to 18

studying all dance forms including ballet, jazz, tap, modern and musical thea-

ter. Kendall attended Grapevine Faith Christian High School where she was a

4-year All State Soprano, Outstanding Creative Arts Student, and received a

Betty Buckley Award for her role in Godspell. She was the recipient of a Mu-

sical Theater scholarship from the Dallas Dance Council and attended the

Dallas Summer Musicals Summer Workshops under Vicki Squires at the his-

toric Majestic Theater in Dallas. Kendall went on to attend Oklahoma City

University where she graduated cum laude with a degree in Voice Perfor-

mance from the Wanda Bass School of Music. In 2016, Kendall was named a

semi-finalist in the Classical Singer Vocal Competition in Boston. Some of

Kendall's favorite roles have been in Les Miserables (Fantine and Madame

Thenardier), Oliver (Nancy), Beauty and the Beast (Wardrobe), How to Suc-

ceed in Business Without Really Trying (Miss Jones), The King and I (Anna),

and Meet Me in St. Louis (Rose), and in the operas Magic Flute and Game of

Chance. Kendall currently teaches Tap and Musical Theatre at The Ballet

Conservatory and is enjoying auditioning and doing shows with the theater

groups in the DFW metroplex.

Pamela McKinney is a retired music educator from LISD. She is also

a Military Veteran. After teaching for 20 years, her love for children and sen-

ior citizens has ignited her to continue her passion of offering music and thea-

tre education to her community. Her bubbly personality and joy of life will

inspire students to achieve beyond what they thought possible. She has di-

rected and produced over 30 musicals and earned a BA in music education

with a focus in piano. In addition, she has served as a children's choir director

all over the United States. She started an after school piano class at Lakeland

Elementary that was completely free for her students. She filled two classes

and had a waiting list. She also started a choir program and volunteered her

time training the Chin people in music. Her love for the Lord is contagious

and we are so thankful she is at the LAC!

Instructor Bios

Kimberly Willis holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commercial Music -

Voice and Songwriting from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Ten-

nessee. She currently teaches elementary choir at Lakeland Christian Acade-

my in Lewisville, Texas. She also teaches in her own private home studio,

leads worship at her church, and plays music for Carrollton’s high school

Young Life program. She is looking forward to teaching music to all ages and

levels this summer!

Instructor Bios

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