The Master's Men Operating Committee and Foundation Board
Jim Knight (bass) - PRESIDENT
A native of Raleigh, Jim spent his professional career in agricultural communications, and is wrapping up a 32+ year stint heading the media marketing efforts of the NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services. Jim is an avid outdoor sportsman and traveler, and will be working with Our State Magazine and other clients in the future.
A native of Raleigh, Jim spent his professional career in agricultural communications, and is wrapping up a 32+ year stint heading the media marketing efforts of the NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services. Jim is an avid outdoor sportsman and traveler, and will be working with Our State Magazine and other clients in the future.
Lee Horton (Lead) - SECRETARY
Lee has been singing for most of his life, starting in middle school and continuing through high school and into college, singing baritone in the general chorus and with the Madrigal Singers at the University of Richmond. After college Lee served as Minister of Music at Calvary Baptist Church in Maryland, and later moved to Wake Forest to complete a Master of Divinity degree at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Lee also held Minister of Music positions at both Wake Forest Baptist Church and Heritage Baptist Church. Lee is also active with Barbershop Harmony Society, singing lead with the RTP Chapter. Lee and his family live in Wake Forest.
Lee has been singing for most of his life, starting in middle school and continuing through high school and into college, singing baritone in the general chorus and with the Madrigal Singers at the University of Richmond. After college Lee served as Minister of Music at Calvary Baptist Church in Maryland, and later moved to Wake Forest to complete a Master of Divinity degree at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Lee also held Minister of Music positions at both Wake Forest Baptist Church and Heritage Baptist Church. Lee is also active with Barbershop Harmony Society, singing lead with the RTP Chapter. Lee and his family live in Wake Forest.
Joe Simpson (Bass) - MEMBER AT LARGE
Joe has been singing with The Master's Men since 2017; he says that he is thankful for the ability to share the Gospel in song, and blessed to be in the company of this great group of guys. Joe began singing with his family as a child and continued through high school musicals, church choirs and ensembles, a few years of severe Karaoke addiction, and finally the hardcore drug - Barbershop Harmony - on which he's been hooked since 2007. Recently retired from a career in IT, this UNC grad can frequently be found singing with Heart of Carolina A Cappella in Durham, hiking in the woods, peering through a camera lens, or reading.
Joe has been singing with The Master's Men since 2017; he says that he is thankful for the ability to share the Gospel in song, and blessed to be in the company of this great group of guys. Joe began singing with his family as a child and continued through high school musicals, church choirs and ensembles, a few years of severe Karaoke addiction, and finally the hardcore drug - Barbershop Harmony - on which he's been hooked since 2007. Recently retired from a career in IT, this UNC grad can frequently be found singing with Heart of Carolina A Cappella in Durham, hiking in the woods, peering through a camera lens, or reading.
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Larry Reinhart (Lead, Contact point and Event scheduler) Click HERE to schedule an event
Larry has sung in church choirs since high school. He married his high school sweetheart, Becky, in Cincinnati, and has lived in North Carolina for 25+ years. Larry has sung in several award-winning quartets and choruses and has directed the “Cape Fear Chordsmen” (Wilmington, NC men’s barbershop chorus) and The Sea Notes Choral Society in Southport, NC area. Larry and his wife moved up from the NC coast to Raleigh in 2020, and he is honored to be invited to share the good news of God’s love in the music ministry of The Master’s Men.
Larry has sung in church choirs since high school. He married his high school sweetheart, Becky, in Cincinnati, and has lived in North Carolina for 25+ years. Larry has sung in several award-winning quartets and choruses and has directed the “Cape Fear Chordsmen” (Wilmington, NC men’s barbershop chorus) and The Sea Notes Choral Society in Southport, NC area. Larry and his wife moved up from the NC coast to Raleigh in 2020, and he is honored to be invited to share the good news of God’s love in the music ministry of The Master’s Men.
Nic Cols (lead, tenor) - MEMBER AT LARGE
Nic was born in Antwerp, Belgium, and came to the U.S. with his family at the age of 3. He grew up in a very religious household, but did not come to know the Lord until age 21. Since childhood, he has been involved in singing and theatrical productions. In 1974, Nic joined his first barbershop chorus and has been a member of various barbershop, gospel, and classical choruses and quartets in Columbia, MD; Phoenix, AZ; LaGrange, GA; Atlanta, GA; Roswell, GA; Cary, NC; and of course here in Raleigh. Participation in The Master's Men is a high honor in which Nic hopes to carry forward the message of God's hope and love to our audiences as well as to our fellow singers. Nic is married to Sandra, who is an accomplished pianist. They have two adult children and the world's most perfect granddaughter born in March of 2019.
Nic was born in Antwerp, Belgium, and came to the U.S. with his family at the age of 3. He grew up in a very religious household, but did not come to know the Lord until age 21. Since childhood, he has been involved in singing and theatrical productions. In 1974, Nic joined his first barbershop chorus and has been a member of various barbershop, gospel, and classical choruses and quartets in Columbia, MD; Phoenix, AZ; LaGrange, GA; Atlanta, GA; Roswell, GA; Cary, NC; and of course here in Raleigh. Participation in The Master's Men is a high honor in which Nic hopes to carry forward the message of God's hope and love to our audiences as well as to our fellow singers. Nic is married to Sandra, who is an accomplished pianist. They have two adult children and the world's most perfect granddaughter born in March of 2019.
