   Herald Democrat June 21, 2009 Linda J. Mulder, 60-year-old Sherman resident, died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on June 17. Dannel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Services will be held at 9 a.m. Monday, June 22, at Georgetown Cemetery in Pottsboro. The family will be at Dannel Funeral Home from 3 -5 p.m. on Sunday. A memorial service will be held at Covenant Presbyterian Church on at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 29. Rev. Alicia Dean, friend of the family, will officiate. Linda was born Sept. 3, 1948, in Sherman, to Doyal and Rosemary Hatfield Mulder. She graduated from Sherman High School in 1966. She completed a bachelor of music education at Texas Christian University with an emphasis in vocal performance. She has studied with many experts in the field of choral directing, taking advanced studies in orchestral directing, choral directing, musicology and music theory. Linda had more than 32 years experience in the music field as a voice teacher and high school choral director. Her award-winning choirs have often been named most outstanding in their class at state and national competitions, and the majority of her voice students always took top places in UIL competitions. She taught theory and music history, and many of her students when entering into college tutored other students because they were so far advanced. She was conductor of the 5th Army Band's Chorus for two years at Fort Sam Houston and was assistant conductor/rehearsal prep. assistant for the San Antonio Mastersinger Chorus of the San Antonio Symphony for five years. She performed several major roles with the San Antonio Opera, and sang with well known artists such as Beverly Sills, Richard Tucker, Norman Tragle, Roberta Peters, Placido Domingo and countless others. In addition, Linda has sung in many choirs under the direction of noted conductors, such as Robert Shaw, Robert Page, Sarah Caldwell and many others. Throughout her career she performed as a soloist for various organizations, including Symphonies, Mastersinger Chorales, Opera and several large churches. Before retiring, Linda also served for six years at Churchill High School in San Antonio and 26 years as choir director and teacher in the Gregory-Portland High School in Portland, in the Corpus Christi area. She returned to Sherman and began working as director of the North Texas Concert Chorale (NTCC). In that role, she took pride in presenting music that was challenging and pleasing to both the choir and the listening audience. She also taught voice to several students at Sherman High School. As a teacher, conductor, and performer, Linda always believed that music, like all art forms, civilizes us and allows us to be creative. She stated: "Music is the great communicator that we use to share with each other and our audiences in the NTCC. We strive to bring good music of all types to our community and pride ourselves in doing it well." Linda had a strong social conscience, and as a former teacher she was especially concerned for the welfare of children. She did not hesitate to speak out on such issues in public forums and take action to support her beliefs. She was preceded in death by her father, Doyal Mulder, Linda is survived by her mother, Rosemary Hatfield Mulder; Susan Dilmore; Aunt Nancy Hatfield Everett; Cousins and a host of former students, colleagues and friends. She will be sorely missed by the community as well as many individuals who knew and loved her. Memorials may be made to North Texas Concert Chorale, PO Box 2431, Sherman, TX 75091-2431.  Georgetown Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send m a message. |