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About the Composer/Arranger
Mary McDonald is a multi-talented musician from Knoxville, Tennessee. In addition to her
work as a composer, arranger, producer, pianist, and organist, she currently serves as the
organist for Central Baptist Church in Knoxville. Her music and talents have blessed choirs
and congregations across the country for more than 25 years.
Mary is the composer of more than 600 published choral anthems, several Christmas and
Easter cantatas, and numerous keyboard collections. She is also active as a choral clinician,
traveling throughout the United States conducting workshops and concertizing. Her unique
blend of heart, hands, and humor, combined with a wide range of writing and performing
styles, keep her in constant demand. One of Mary's greatest joys has been serving as
accompanist for the Tennessee Men's Chorale since 1985. In 2000, Mary served as the first
woman President of the Southern Baptist Church Music Conference. She is currently on the
board of the John Ness Beck Foundation and is a member of the American Guild of Organists
(AGO) and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
Mary is a 1978 graduate of Carson-Newman College. She and her husband, Brian, a Knoxville
architect, have been married for more than 30 years and have two children: Bethany K. and
C.A. Smith are their daughter and son-in-law, and Chris and Hope McDonald are their son and
daughter-in-law.
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