Pamela Webb Tubbs

Pamela Webb Tubbs is a singer, pianist, music arranger, lyricist, scriptwriter, conductor and coincidentally, a retired United States Navy captain. Her formal musical training began at the University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Bachelor of Arts, 1975) where she sang/studied conducting with Zoltán Kodály-protégé, Dr. Árpád A. Darázs. As a young woman seeking adventure and economic security, she embarked on a career in the U. S. Navy, while continuing to pursue music as a beloved avocation. Changing addresses many times over a 26-year military career, she sang in a dozen church choirs and was active in local community theatre productions. After retiring from the Navy, she lived overseas for many years; while in Japan, she was employed as Protestant Music Director, Traditional Chapel, Yokota Air Base (U.S. Air Force), Tokyo. She currently sings in and arranges choral pieces for the First Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) of Norfolk, Virginia, traditional service choir. Ms. Tubbs is an active member of the American Society of Composers, Arrangers and Performers (ASCAP); the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA); and the Presbyterian Association of Musicians. She is a member and Past President of the Rotary Club of Norfolk, Virginia. She also holds a Master of Science degree in Education from Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee, USA (1990) and a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies, U.S. Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (1998). Ms. Tubbs most enjoys using her Sibelius software to assist church instrumentalists, soloists and smaller choirs. She welcomes special inquiries and commissioned work.