Martha Jones Burford
Birth / Death Dates
b. 1964
Description
Martha is currently Director of Music at Grace Episcopal Church in Lexington, VA. From the time she was a tyke, she loved to hear congregations sing. She sang at St. Catherine’s School, Richmond, and along came mentors such as Ray Glover, William Wells, and Grant Hellmers who taught her what it means to be a "music minister." A music major at Duke, she continued graduate studies at Duke Divinity School and VCU. Martha has taught with the Leadership Program for Musicians and serves on the Commission on Liturgy and Church Music in VIrginia.