Dr. Mark Nabholz

Dr. Mark Nabholz serves as Director of Music at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Montgomery. Prior to joining Trinity’s staff in 2021, he was Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Mississippi College. In addition to conducting the nationally recognized MC Singers, he taught conducting and choral literature at the undergraduate and graduate levels and led the graduate program in Choral Conducting. Recorded performances with the MC Singers may be viewed online here on YouTube.
 

During his time in Mississippi Dr. Nabholz also was Artistic Director for The Mississippi Chorus, a 100-voice civic organization that maintains a busy performance schedule of major choral works with orchestra, including regular collaborations with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra; and the Mississippi Master Chorale, an auditioned adult ensemble drawn from the membership of The Mississippi Chorus. 

Dr. Nabholz holds degrees from the University of South Carolina (D.M.A.), the Eastman School of Music (M.M.), and Houghton College (B.Mus.). His major teachers include Larry Wyatt, Don Neuen, and Donald Bailey. He is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), having served on state boards in South Carolina and Mississippi, and the National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO), where he recently completed a two-year term as Chief Editor of Publications and National Executive Board member.

Mark and his wife, Fran, have four adult children, two grandchildren, and several backyard chickens.