Lon Chaffin created LCS in the
early 1980's while
writing software for home
computers. LCS simply
stands for "Lon Chaffin
Software." In the late
80's, Lon was privileged to be
part of a production team that
created multiple musical
theater productions. He
wrote lyrics, music, and
created orchestrated
accompaniments for the
performances. LCS then
became LCS Productions.
The goal of LCS Productions is
to create, produce, and
provide quality art in musical
and visual forms that is both
accessible and challenging.
LON
CHAFFIN
Lon is an
educator, administrator,
lecturer, and graphic
designer, as well as an
award-winning composer and
author. He has served as
a university music
administrator, college choral
director, voice instructor,
and music theory teacher for
almost forty years.
Along with his compositions
for winds, percussion, and
strings, he has composed
numerous choral works and
written and directed several
musical theater
productions. His one-act
opera, "Grant and Grace," was
a winner in the national
Contemporary Americana
Festival and was performed by
the Boston Metro Opera.
One of his choral pieces,
"Burst Into Jubilant Song,"
was selected and performed as
part of the "New Voices"
national vocal/choral festival
in Washington, D.C. Many
other works have been
performed nationally and
internationally and recordings
of his works can be found on
CD's from Summit Records,
Afinaudio, and Centaur
Records. As a speaker,
he has given
lecture/presentations on
electronic music, music
theater, integrating the music
curriculum, and the math of
music theory.
Dr. Chaffin holds a Bachelor
of Music from Wayland Baptist
University in Church Music and
Composition. His Masters
is in Music Theory and
Composition from Texas Tech
University. He also
received a Ph.D. in Fine Arts
from Texas Tech with an
emphasis in Composition.
While at Texas Tech, he
studied composition and theory
with Mary Jeanne van
Appledorn. He currently
teaches at New Mexico State
University.
