VITA

Joseph Edward Borden      
 

EDUCATION

1987                Doctor of Musical Arts
                       The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky                                    Major:   Composition

1978                Master of Music
                       Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia                                                   
                               Major: Music Education           

1977                Master of Arts
                       University of Northern Colorado, Greely, Colorado                                                            Major: Curriculum and Instruction

1970                 Bachelor of Music
                        University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
                                Major: Music Education

MILITARY

1971-1975         United States Army

                        Commissioned Officer. Military Occupational Specialties: Aviator and                             Combat Engineer

 1975-1982         Member of the Individual Ready Reserve

EMPLOYMENT

FULL TIME:

1995 – Present  Instructor of Music, ETSU University School, Johnson City, Tennessee

1984-1995        Associate Pastor, Blacksburg Baptist Church, Blacksburg, Virginia       Primary responsibilities included the Ministry through Music and worship planning as well as other pastoral duties.

1979-1981        Directed and taught in his own music studio

1975-1979        Music teacher for Monroe County School System, Monroe County, Georgia. Taught elementary (K-6) classroom music and junior high school chorus.

1970-1971        Music teacher for Washington County School System, Washington County, Georgia. Taught elementary band and junior and senior high school chorus.

PART TIME:

Positions as adjunct faculty in music:

1992 - Bluefield College, Bluefield, Virginia -Taught Choral Arranging and Music Classroom Methods.

1981-1984-The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky-Taught Form and Analysis to masters degree students. Also taught basic music fundamentals in team teaching role in music classes for ministerial students.

1982-1983-The Urseline-Pitt School, Louisville, Kentucky-A year and a half as music teacher for grades kindergarten through twelfth grade. The students were physically and mentally handicapped.

1978-1979-Tift College, Forsyth, Georgia-Three terms teaching Music Education and Music Appreciation.

OTHER AREAS OF EXPERIENCE

Presented church music seminars in Richmond, Virginia, Jacksonville, Florida and at the India Baptist Convention Pastor’s Conference in Cochin, Kerala, India. 

Served as a consultant for Active Learning in the Arts, Inc., developer of the Music School curriculum and program.  Conducted regional seminars on starting a music school in a local church.       

Founded The Music School at Blacksburg Baptist Church in the fall of 1990. Based on a curriculum of comprehensive music education, the school offered classes for two years old children through those in grade six.

Student teacher supervisor with the Monroe County Public Schools.           

Graduate assistant at Georgia State University in research on the evaluation of music teacher competency.

MUSIC PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

Dr. Borden served as musical director and conductor for a joint production by University School, ETSU, and the Johnson City Community Theater of "Meet Me In St. Louis." He has also served as musical director for a number of productions with the Johnson City Community Theater to include “Hello, Dolly,” “Time Warp,” “Nunsense,” and “Grease.” In the summer of 2002 he performed the lead in the musical “Kiss Me Kate.” This past year Dr. Borden performed as the Doctor in the play "Foxfire" and in a musical based on USO shows for the Jonesborough Repertory Theater. This past December he directed the Little Theater of Greeneville, TN production of "Bell, Book and Candle."

He has performed professionally as a trombonist with The Macon Symphony, Holiday On Ice, as well as on a per contract basis for various organizations.

He has conducted many choral and instrumental groups including the Jasper Jubilee Singers, The Middle Georgia Concert Band, and the Government Issue Chorus. He has served as both the assistant director and the interim director of the Johnson City Community Concert Band in Johnson City, TN.

He has toured extensively with the Government Issue Chorus while on duty with the United States Army and various choral groups from churches and schools. Tours have included many areas of the United States of America, Canada, Great Britain and Italy.

The University School Singers in April 2006 successfully completed a tour to Italy. The chorus competed in the Verona, Italy annual international choral competition. As well as giving two local concerts the chorus won a silver challis in the competition. 

Performed compositions include:

"The Sillies": a musical; O Sinner Man": a band arrangement; "Here in This Place": a musical, later adapted into a cantata; "The Sunday After Easter": a musical; "Hosea": a sacred opera; "Obed the Gardener": an Easter musical; "A Season of Miracles": a Christmas oratorio; “Sometimes a Light Surprises”,  a commissioned anthem; "Gifts of Love": a Christmas cantata and various other compositions and arrangements.