Will Varner ,
Principal Accompanist, Assistant Artistic Director

Will Varner enjoys playing piano for children's choirs, church choirs, instrumentalists, singers, and musical theatre productions. He teaches elementary music in Richardson and is the Music Associate at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church. He has written and arranged music for soloists, ensembles, church choirs, school choirs, and bell choirs, including Deep in the Heart of Texas for Younger Generation. His musical career has included a variety of experiences such as teaching on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, playing gamelan for an opera, and visiting the Great Wall of China (where he also performed for Chinese music students.) Will has worked with classes all the way from kindergarten to college. General music, band, and choir have been included in his work. He has performed with various community choruses and musical theatre groups in the area.

Varner has a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Friends University in Wichita, Kansas and a Masters degree in Music Education from Holy Names College in Oakland, California. He has studied movement education with Phyllis Weikart in her Education Through Movement: Building the Foundation. Workshops in Kodaly music education topics and folk dance have been an important part of his experience. He also served as the state elementary vice-president of Texas Music Educators of Texas. Will is excited and honored to be playing for The Women’s Chorus of Dallas.