Artistic Team
Glenna Rhea Bowman
Glenna Bowman - Executive Producer, Composer, Lyricist. Glenna has produced and performed works in Austin since 1998, including a staged reading of ESTHER, A NEW MUSICAL at Austin's ZACH Theatre (Feb, 2018), and UNSTOPPABLE! at the Scottish Rite Theater (May, 2017). Other works include 3 music CDs and an original Christmas musical. In 2016, Glenna was selected to participate in the Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) Producer Development and Mentorship Program (PDMP) in New York, NY and, in July, 2017, she won "The Pitch for Outstanding Financial Presentation." She is a member of The Dramatist Guild of America and an alum of the Commercial Theatre Institute (CTI) in New York City. Glenna holds a Master of Accountancy (MAcy) degree from Texas State University and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from West Texas A&M University.
Matthew Burnett
Matthew Shead - Artistic Director, Bookwriter. Matt has been involved with the Austin theatre community since 2006, including a staged reading of ESTHER, A NEW MUSICAL at Austin's ZACH Theatre (Feb, 2018), and UNSTOPPABLE! at the Scottish Rite Theater (May, 2017). Matt's experience includes extensive work at The City Theatre, where he recently directed Chicago and Little Shop of Horrors. His other directing credits number over fifty shows and include productions of Grease, Love! Valour! Compassion!, One Slight Hitch, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, and The Addams Family. He has performed and taught classes for several theatre companies, including Georgetown Palace Theatre. Matt is a member of the Dramatist Guild of America in New York City.
Trinity University
Bachelor of Arts, Drama
Thomas Azar
Thomas Azar - Composer. Thomas is the organist for University United Methodist Church, as well as, a private piano teacher in Austin, Texas. Thomas won first place awards at the El Paso Symphony Young Artists concerto competition and the President's Concerto Competition at the University of Arizona. According to Vladimir Feltsman, Thomas played the "best Bach" in the 2006 Jacob Flier International Piano Competition. Thomas studied with Herbert Stessin (Juilliard School) and Phillip Kawin (Manhattan School of Music).
Manhattan School of Music
Graduate Diploma, Piano Performance
University of Arizona
Master of Music, Piano Performance
These talented people have collaborated on the music and creative works found on this Website. They bring a wealth of diverse experience and study to SoundBeacon Entertainment.
Rick Conrad, pianist and composer, has written numerous songs that have been performed at churches throughout the U.S. He collaborated on the development of "Gabriel, Pack Your Trumpet."
Trinity School for Ministry - Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Theological and Ministerial Studies
Dr. Rachel McInturff, pianist, composer, is Associate Director for the Armstrong Community Music School. She has shared her extensive composition and audio production experience with the SoundBeacon artistic team.
The University of Texas at Austin - Doctor of Musical Arts, Composition
Conservatory of Music, University of Missouri-Kansas City - Master of Music, Composition, Bachelor of Music, Composition
Dr. David Mead - pianist, musical pundit - has reviewed theatre, dance and classical music for the Austin American-Statesman and Austin Chronicle. He contributed to the musical arrangements for "Gabriel, Pack Your Trumpet."
The University of Texas at Austin - Doctor of Musical Arts, Orchestral Conducting
Illinois State University - Master of Music, Instrumental Conducting
Eastman School of Music - Bachelor of Music, Music Theory
GODSPRING Youth Choir
Bethany Hanson, Zaye Beadle, Kendall Carroll, Brooke Hanson, Glenna Bowman (director), Michaela Beadle, Hannah Butler, Joel Bowman