Dr. Joseph Borden Retires After 22 Years at UH
Dr. Joseph Borden will be retiring after the 2016-2017 school year. He has served as Instructor of Instrumental and Choral Music, Theater Arts, and Contemporary Issues since 1995. He also served as Head Baseball Coach through 2012.In 1996, Dr. Borden served as musical director and conductor for the musical "Meet Me In St. Louis," a joint production by University School, ETSU, and the Johnson City Community Theater. He has also served as musical director for a number of other productions with the Johnson City Community Theater. Dr. Borden performed in two musicals based on USO shows for the Jonesborough Repertory Theater.
At University School, the chorus and instrumental groups have performed many concerts
throughout the years on campus, in the community and on tour. Dr. Borden has conducted
many choral and instrumental groups and toured extensively nationally and internationally
with some of the various performance groups. These include the Government Issue Chorus
as well as other choral and instrumental ensembles from churches and schools. Tours
have included many areas of the United States of America, Canada, Great Britain, India
and Italy. The University School Singers in April 2006 successfully completed such
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. The University School Singers and Instrumental Ensemble have made
six trips to Georgia and Florida where they performed in various venues to include
at least two or three nursing homes on each trip. They have performed at Universal
Studios in Orlando, Florida, on two occasions. In the fall of 2014, the band and chorus
sang in Baltimore, Maryland and observed the 200th anniversary of the writing of "The
Star-Spangled Banner."
We are so very proud to have had you as a Buc, Dr. Borden!
(Email address after retirement: tbonefish@hotmail.com)