Faculty

John Sikon has been conducting choirs at Byron Nelson High School since the school opened in 2009. During his time at Byron Nelson, choirs have consistently earned Sweepstakes at UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Contest. Additionally, members of the BNHS choir program consistently earn placement in TMEA All-Region and All-State ensembles. Choirs at Byron Nelson have been invited to sing all over the DFW metroplex including the “Cutting Edge” performance with Oklahoma State University at FUMC Fort Worth in 2017 and Mozart’s Requiem at White’s Chapel UMC in 2018. 

Mr. Sikon holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Louisiana State University where he attended on a full tuition vocal scholarship. While at LSU, Mr. Sikon studied conducting with Dr. Ken Fulton and Dr. Sara Lynn Baird and he studied voice with Robert Grayson. 

Mr. Sikon is in his eighteenth year of teaching high school choir. He is also the baritone soloist and section leader for the sanctuary choir at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church in Dallas. When he is not singing or teaching music Mr. Sikon enjoys spending time with his children Abigail and Isaac, his wife Tara, and their dog Hank. Mrs. Sikon is the head choir director at Birdville High School. 

Meredith Tompkins is a former All-State Mixed Choir member and holds a B.M. from Dallas Baptist University in Music Composition and an M.A. in Vocal Pedagogy from Texas Woman’s University. 

As a singer, Meredith has performed with Orpheus Chamber Singers, Verdigris Ensemble, Incarnatus, and Dallas Chamber Choir. She is currently sings with the Highland Park Chorale and is a session vocalist/audio designer for Carl Fischer choral publications. 

Before BNHS, Mrs. Tompkins taught private voice for eight years and was a middle school choir director for four years. She was a vocalist, vocal director, and choreographer for the Adirondack Performing Arts Fellowship in New York from 2012-2016, and she founded Verdigris Ensemble’s ION Composer Competition in 2019. 

Mrs. Tompkins' music compositions have been performed at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's SOLUNA Festival, the Cambiata Institute’s MS Conference, and in sessions at TMEA, TCDA, and ACDA.  In 2024, she was chosen as a finalist composer for the Schola Cantorum Project with the Fort Worth Chorale. Mrs. Tompkins enjoys spending time with her husband Micah, gluten free treats, and hanging out with her cat, Sushi. She loves being part of the choir team at Byron Nelson.

Danielle Clardy is a private voice instructor, private piano instructor, YMCA Music and Movement instructor, and church choir director in the greater Fort Worth area. She graduated from Dallas Baptist University in 2010 with a B.M. in Music Education and received the Music Education Excellence Award from DBU in 2010. 

Danielle has taught a variety of ages with many years of experience in elementary education as well as middle school choir. She has been teaching privately for five years and is passionate about helping students develop into life long musicians with strong musical literacy and practice skills. She loves a challenge and loves to help students improve in their confidence, vocal skill sets, and stage presence. 

Danielle has coordinated church musical productions for the past four years, is a singer with Voces Pacis Choir under the direction of Dr. Stephen Holcomb, and is a professional pianist. When she is not teaching she enjoys time with her husband Andrew and children William, Alice and Joseph. She also enjoys Harry Potter trivia, puzzles, gardening, baking and loves to have conversations about books. She is so grateful to be a part of the BNHS vocal team and is looking forward to many great musical moments. 

Eisha Epps is a private voice instructor, worship leader, and freelance singer in the DFW area. She studied voice at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia and received a Bachelor of Music in Music Education (K-12). She directed middle school choirs for seven years and developed a successful choral program at a brand-new school. Her choirs consistently achieved top scores and rankings at district and regional contests. 

Eisha has taught private voice lessons to middle school and high school students, most recently in Carroll, HEB, and Keller school districts. She has over twenty years of professional and civic vocal performance experience as a soloist and as a choir member in premiere a cappella choirs in Virginia, the Richmond Symphony Chorus, and churches. She is experienced in performing and teaching multiple genres of music including classical, opera, musical theater, pop, and sacred songs. 

Eisha is currently enjoying her eleventh season singing with the Fort Worth Chorale under the direction of Dr. Karen Kenaston-French, Associate Professor and Director of Choral Activities at the University of Texas Arlington. In addition to teaching, Eisha is the worship leader in Walton Chapel at Whites Chapel United Methodist Church in Southlake, Texas. She is also a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS).