Words from the Maestro

About the Book

Whispers Of Music In The Mountains by Joyce H. Hynes, takes you to Putnam County West Virginia visiting the prestigious Abington Academy run by cantankerous Mr. Elmer Ensemble Elk. Auditions are taking place for the upcoming fall semester culminating with a concert at the end of the three day event. Twenty-six students selected representing each letter of the alphabet paired with a matching letter instrument for the audition. Within the small community music echoes and dances with God’s unending possibilities and love.

About the Author

Joyce Hynes, composer, and most recently author of “Whisper Of Music In The Mountains.” A musician of several stringed instruments, Certified Activity Director, Certified Music Practitioner and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a AA in Music. Work experience consisted of music teacher, eighteen years in healthcare and presently YMCA music within the Child Watch Program. At one time you could find her driving around in her car with a big red nose dressed as a clown. “Whispers In The Mountains” evolved from twenty-three years living within the mountains and the shared experiences of her father living in Putnam County along the Kanawha River which laid the foundation for the book.