Hymns with Haley

Haley Patillo Thompson was born to Christian songwriter David Patillo, who immersed her in music from a young age on his concert tours. Her parents homeschooled their children and enrolled them in music lessons, where Haley became fascinated with the classics and decided to go to college. She earned an Associate of Arts in Music from Texarkana College, a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Henderson State University, and a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Stephen F. Austin State University.
Haley has sung as a soloist with the Texarkana Regional Chorale, Henderson State University Concert Choir, and Stephen F. Austin State University Choral Union, and sung the role of Amahl in Menotti's opera Amahl and the Night Visitors. She has given recitals for the AR-TX Music Connection and Texarkana College and serves as a guest musician for many kinds of churches and events.
Haley has taught voice, piano, music appreciation and music theory at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana, Messenger College, and Texarkana First Baptist School of Worship Arts. She enjoys music history, music theory, hymns and sacred music of all genres, transcribing music into notation, astronomy, sign language, scripture memorization, and drinking hot tea with her husband, writer Hollis Thompson.