Josh Powell is so thrilled to be starting his ninth year as the choral director at Legacy High School. The Legacy Choirs have a well-known tradition of fine choral singing and musicianship as well as a reputation for creating highly motivated and responsible young adults. Josh is excited to continue and build upon these traditions.
Josh is in his sixteenth year as a music educator. After graduating from Texas Tech University with a bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, in vocal music education, he began his career at Liberty Elementary School in Keller ISD. He then spent four years as the assistant choral director at his alma mater, Keller High School, before being named the head choral director at Fossil Ridge High School in 2010. During this time, Josh also completed a Master's of Music degree from Southern Methodist University.
During Josh’s seven years at Legacy High School, the choirs have earned numerous Sweepstakes trophies at UIL Concert/Sightreading competition, won Best in Class and Best Overall awards at state festivals, been named the Overall Winner of the Duncan Oklahoma Show Choir Invitational twice, and had numerous singers selected to All-State vocal ensembles. The Chamber Choir was also awarded the coveted Grand Champion title at the Festival di Voce held at Dallas Baptist University.
When not working with young musicians as a director, clinician, or adjudicator, Josh enjoys spending time with his wife and fellow music-educator, Christi, their 8th grade daughter, Emmie, and their dogs Hildi and Percy.
Lauren Lafferty, Associate Choral Director
Lauren Lafferty is thrilled to begin her fifth year of teaching at Legacy High School. She graduated from Baylor University in December of 2017 with a Bachelors in Choral Music Education and spent the spring of 2018 as a substitute in GCISD.
During her time at Baylor, Ms. Lafferty was an intern at the Youth Chorus of Central Texas where she helped lead rehearsals, repertoire, and organize events. She spent part of her senior year assisting choirs at Live Oak Classical School in Waco, Texas. While at Baylor University she served as section leader in A Cappella Choir and Bella Voce, was President of the Baylor Student American Choral Directors Association and performed with the 2014 Baylor A Cappella Choir at TMEA.
Lauren Lafferty is a Soprano and continues to sing in the Highland Park Chorale under the direction of Greg Hobbs, Quod Balensi under the direction of Amy Farnell and with Voci D’Amici under the direction of Dr. Loyd Hawthorne.
In her spare time, Ms. Lafferty watches TV with her cat, Winny.
