Dr. Carol Earnhardt - Artistic Director and Executive Director
Dr. Carol Earnhardt has been the artistic director of Heart of the Triad Choral Society since its inception in 2016. Carol completed her PhD in Music Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in December 2019, and since that time has served as the Assistant Director of Choral Activities at High Point University. In June 2023, she retired from her position as the choral director at Glenn High School after 30 years of service to public education. Her choirs at Glenn performed by invitation at Carnegie Hall, the National Cathedral, St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, the Biltmore House, the North Carolina Governor’s Mansion, the North Carolina State Christmas tree lighting, the North Carolina Music Educators (NCMEA) Conference, and the North Carolina American Choral Directors Association (NC ACDA) Conference.
Carol Earnhardt was Teacher of the Year for Glenn High School (2006) and the 2007-2008 Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Teacher of the Year. In 2015, she was awarded the North NCMEA High School Choral Section Teacher of the Year and in 2019, NC ACDA awarded her the prestigious Lara Hoggard Award for conducting excellence. She has served as guest conductor for all county clinics in Brunswick, Cabarrus, Guilford, Orange, Surry, Randolph, Rockingham, and Yadkin County and most recently served as the clinician for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship All-State Youth Choir Clinic.
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Dr. Earnhardt is recognized as a leader in advancing the choral arts and promoting music education. Currently, she is the chair of the NCMEA Mentoring Committee where she works to create partnerships between new and experienced music teachers. Past leadership positions include President of NCMEA, the NCACDA High School Repertoire and Resources Chair, the NCACDA Community Choir Repertoire and Resources Chair, the NCMEA High School Choral Section Chair, and the NCMEA High School Honors Chorus Coordinator. In 2012, she served as the International Conductor Exchange Program Coordinator for the Southern Division ACDA conference and was honored to host Maria Felicia Perez, a well-known conductor from Cuba.
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Dr. Earnhardt’s proudest accomplishments include her marriage to Mike Earnhardt and their three children and two grandchildren.
Dr. Julianna Hayward - Collaborative Accompanist
Julianna Martin Hayward, pianist, has over 20 years experience teaching and performing throughout South Carolina, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia. Currently, she is on faculty at High Point University. She has served on the faculty of Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, WV, Hagerstown Community College in Hagerstown, MD and Wingate University in Wingate, NC. In addition she has been on staff as a collaborative pianist at UNCG, Converse University in Spartanburg, SC, Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC and Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA.
She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance with a concentration in Chamber Music from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro where she studied with Dr. Joseph DiPiazza and Dr. James Douglass. While working on the DMA she also completed a Post Master’s Certificate in Theory Pedagogy. Julianna studied with Dr. Douglas Weeks at Converse University where she completed a Masters of Music degree in Piano Performance. She completed her Bachelor of Music at Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC where she studied with Mr. David Lehman.
Dr. Hayward has had the pleasure and privilege of performing with dozens of students and faculty in the university setting for degree recitals, faculty showcases and school productions. Locally she has performed with many local high school and community choirs. She has performed in solo and chamber masterclasses with performers such as Anne Schein and Awadagian Pratt.
When she is not teaching, practicing or performing, Dr. Hayward likes to read, listen to podcasts, smoke BBQ, and garden. She regularly sings with the worship team at Church of the Good Shepherd in Bermuda Run, NC and currently serves as the Resident for Children’s Ministry. She is a mother to two beautiful, energetic daughters, Evelyn (6) and Ilona (3).