Earlene Rentz
b. 1956
Dr. Earlene Rentz received her Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Montevallo (Alabama) and both Master and Doctoral degrees in Music Education from Florida State University. She is a native of Moultrie, Georgia, and taught choral music for seven years in Habersham County (GA) at elementary, junior high, and high school levels. She has also taught choral music education courses in higher education.
She has published over 500 choral compositions with 17 publishers since 1994, and recently formed her own publication company, Earlene Rentz Online Publications. Her company’s goals are to provide quality choral music for choral directors at affordable prices, and supply teachers with supplementary time-saving materials for the choral classroom.
Dr. Rentz published her first book with Carl Fischer Music in March, 2009, entitled From Concepts to Concerts: Building Competence in the Choral Classroom . This book is designed with sequential exercises to lead students toward choral competence and improved musicianship in the classroom.
Earlene’s recent contributions to choral music education are related to the composition of Rehearsal Preparation Sheets for all of her company’s publications. She conducts clinics that focus on sharing the process she uses to create these materials.
She lives in Houston, Texas, where she enjoys her current profession as a full-time choral music publisher, composer, and arranger.
- Prayer of TrustSKU: 50-5203
SATB, Keyboard
Rentz, Earlene - Prayer of PeaceSKU: 50-5301
SATB and Keyboard, with opt. C Instrument
Rentz, Earlene - Come, Seek the BabySKU: 50-1309*
SATB, Keyboard
Rentz, Earlene - On Jordan's Stormy Banks I StandSKU: 50-8117
SATB, Piano
Rentz, Earlene - Let Praise ResoundSKU: 50-3067
SATB, Piano
Rentz, Earlene - Arise, and Shine! Processional for AdventSKU: 50-0101*
SATB, Piano, opt. Handbells
Rentz, Earlene