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Daniel Farris (Director of China Spring Choirs) is proud to be a CS Cougar for over a decade now. He received a Bachelor of Music Education degree with a major in piano from Baylor University. He went immediately into graduate school on a full tuition scholarship and earned both a Master of Divinity from Truett Theological Seminary and a Master of Music in conducting from Baylor. While in college he was named the "Outstanding Music Educator" in 2004 and the "Outstanding Graduate in Church Music" in 2007. Upon completion of his degrees he taught in Waco ISD and was hired to direct Baylor SHOWTIME! for three years. While performing with Baylor SHOWTIME!, he has performed in New York, Lincoln Center, Washington D.C., Tennessee, Hawaii, on cruise lines, and in Europe. His strengths lie in traditional choral music and the music of Broadway. Mr. Farris has been musical director and/or pianist for a number of musicals: Grease, Bye Bye Birdie, High School Musical, 42nd Street, Pippin, Alice in Wonderland, and others. Mr. Farris has also been a Minister of Music in the Waco area for two decades. He is currently serving at Seventh and James Baptist Church. Mr. Farris is married to a lovely and talented graphic designer, Rachel, and they have a daughter named Ava and a son named Sefton.

(Assistant Director of China Spring Choirs)