HAL THOMPSON  |  Vice President
After a 32-year career in public school education, the first 16 as a high school band director and then a principal, Hal retired to Hot Springs Village. While serving as a band director, his organizations were consistently rated as outstanding in various state and regional competitions.  He has studied conducting with Fredrick Fennell and Arnold Gabriel, both highly respected members of the national band community. While living in the Chicago area, Hal was able to perform professionally in a variety of musical venues; most notably Musical Theater, both as a conductor and a performer.  His most recent, and 60th production Chicago, was completed with the Pocket Theater in Hot Springs. Since moving to Arkansas, he has been recruited to play with many musical groups in the state as well as several national touring companies. Serving as an associate conductor for the Hot Springs Concert Band continues to be one of his greatest pleasures.  

​​DAVID L. MCALLISTER  |  Treasurer
David McAllister is a native of Camden, Arkansas, and graduated from Fairview High school in 1964. He earned a B.S. in chemistry from Southern Arkansas University, and a Ph. D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Oklahoma. He spent his entire career in the chemical industry with Chemtura Corporation, first in El Dorado, Arkansas, and then in Lafayette, Indiana, retiring in 2013. David continues part time employment as a consultant to the chemical industry. he has lived in Arkadelphia since 2001. David began playing trumpet in fourth grade, and continued through high school and college. Upon moving to El Dorado after graduate school, he played in the pit orchestra for several community theatre productions, and in the South Arkansas Symphony for a few years. While in Lafayette, IN, he played with the Lafayette Citizens Band, one of the oldest community bands in the U.S., having been in existence since 1842. David joined HSCB in 2003, and plays in the church band at First Baptist Church in Arkadelphia. In addition to his musical activities, David enjoys travel with his wife, Cathie, volunteer work with Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief and the Arms Around Arkadelphia home repair ministry, and spending time at his cabin in the mountains near Jasper, Arkansas.

​​JEFF OLSON
Jeff was born in Washington state and raised in Oklahoma. He is a graduate of Mustang High School and Oklahoma State University. He was employed with the USDA for 38 years, having retired in 2016.

Jeff began his musical journey at the age of 8 with piano lessons. At age 11 he started playing cornet and a year later switched to trumpet which he played through his senior year of high school and two years of college. He received the honor of being selected for the 1973 Oklahoma All-State Stage Band. In 1983, he was encouraged by a friend and church music director to pick up his horn and start playing it again. This he did and has been doing so ever since.

Over the years, Jeff has played for churches, community bands, weddings, memorial services, and theater. In 2008, he joined the Hot Springs Concert Band. He also currently plays for the Hot Springs Village Big Band, the Hot Springs First Baptist Church Orchestra, and the Hot Springs New Horizons Band. Jeff and his wife Denise have raised three children and now take every opportunity and much pleasure in spoiling their three grandchildren. In 2020, they moved to Hot Springs Village from Mena, where they resided for 40 years.

Jeff is proud to be a part of the Hot Springs Concert Band and believes it plays an important institutional role in the communities it serves. In his words: “The band represents some of the best traditions of America’s artistic culture and contributes to the celebration and preservation of our rich and diverse musical heritage which bonds past generations with those of the present and future.”

​​​RICK PERRYMAN
Rick Perryman moved to Hot Springs Village from Midland Texas and graduated from West Texas State University in Canyon, Texas. He majored in Music Education, Tuba performance. He retired in April of 2010 from Entergy as a General Manager after working for them for 31 years, managing Power Plants in Arkansas and Louisiana. He is married to Debbie and they have one daughter, Emily, who now lives in Little Rock. His career took him away from music so he is very happy to be able to play in the band and any other ensembles that need a tuba player.

DENNIS MILLER
Dennis Miller was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and started playing clarinet in the 8th grade.    After graduation from Bryant High School it was on to the University of Arkansas – Little Rock where he graduated with a B.S. In Computer Science and a minor in Accounting.  His career started with Arkansas Power & Light / Entergy in Little Rock and moved to Russellville where he provided programming, network and IT support for Arkansas Nuclear One.  He then moved back to Little Rock to work for FIS (Fidelity Information Services) where he has worked as an Oracle DBA for 20+ years.  His wife, Rebecca works for Baptist Health in Little Rock.  After college, Dennis looked for opportunities to continue playing and this included community bands in Central Arkansas, Russellville, Fort Smith, North Little Rock and he's been with Hot Springs Concert Band since 2004.  Dennis has seen in his travels around Arkansas that community bands are a great asset to the communities they serve.  He considers it a privilege to be a part of the Hot Springs Concert Band in the beautiful Hot Springs area.

ROYA LLOYD
​​Roya Lloyd is a native of Bryant, Arkansas, where her love of music began. She obtained her BA degree in Business Administration from Ouachita Baptist University in 1987, a BSE in Elementary Education from McNeese State University in 1991, and her Master of Education from New Mexico State University in 1994. At OBU and McNeese, Roya was involved with the Marching Band, Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band. As she began her career as a third grade teacher in 1991, she also taught private lessons to high school band students in clarinet, saxophone and flute. She has instructed the Color Guard (flags) for the marching bands at Carlsbad High (NM), Marion High (AR) and Ouachita Baptist University. Roya has also been involved in high school, college and community musical productions, playing woodwind parts in the pit orchestra. Currently, Roya is playing clarinet in the Hot Springs Concert Band, in which her husband, Jim, is conductor and musical director. Roya and Jim reside in Hot Springs and own several commercial and residential rental properties throughout central Arkansas. They have two adult children. David lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and has a Bachelor and Master of Commercial Music from Belmont University and works as a professional musician and college instructor. Colleen lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art from the University of Arkansas in 2023, and is working toward graduate school.

SOTONYA GORDEY
​Sotonya Gordey retired from a 32-year career as a band director in 2022. She is a graduate of Van Buren High School, earned her Bachelor’s degree from Arkansas Tech University and her Master’s degree from UALR. Sotonya and her husband, Greg, have seven children and six grandchildren. The Gordeys are part of the worship team at their church and direct the children’s ministry. She currently works part time in a medical office and teaches sectionals at Bryant Junior High School. In addition to playing with the Hot Springs Concert Band, she also plays with the Alchemia Flute Ensemble in Little Rock. Besides playing her flute and being a Mimi, you can find her gardening and snuggling with her Golden Doodle, Joi (aka the Diva Doodle).