Dr. Barbara Bacik Case, is a concert pianist, coach, accompanist, teacher, adjudicator, church pianist, organist, and chamber music performer.   Her background includes a Bachelors of Music in Piano from the Eastman School of Music, a Masters of Music in Piano at the University of Kansas, and a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Piano Performance from the University of Texas in Austin.   Her doctoral dissertation on Dvorak’s Piano Trios has been included in a book entitled, “CHAMBER MUSIC:   A RESEARCH AND INFORMATION GUIDE” by John H. Baron.   Dr. Case spent several years studying and performing in Vienna, Austria with concert artist, Hans Kann.  She also performed for Maestro Carlo Zecchi of Rome, Russian Conductor Boris Goldovsky at the Cleveland Opera’s performance of the opera Carmen, and Kurt Neumuller of Salzburg at the Mozarteum.  She has coached several students who competed and were accepted into the Van Cliburn Summer Institute in Ft. Worth, TX.   She was a coach/accompanist at Austin College.  She currently has a private piano class, and serves as our church pianist/organist.

Kathy Manning is a native Oklahoman, but she moved to Sherman in 1996. Kathy and her husband, Chuck, are the proud parents of three children (and spouses) and five grandchildren. Their son, Charlie & his wife, Madison, live in North Carolina.  Daughter, Whitney & husband, David, are residents of Sherman, which pleases Kathy immensely!  Their youngest daughter, Tori, came much later in life, and is currently attending college.  Kathy is our office manager; her strengths are in her computer abilities, her friendliness, and her love of God.  When you come by the church office you’ll rarely smell coffee, but you’ll always be greeted with a hug.