Music Programs on the World’s Most Renowned Stages

Dr. Jeffery L. Ames is a distinguished conductor, composer, and educator currently serving as Director of Choral Activities and Professor of Music at Belmont University. A highly sought and experienced choral clinician, Dr. Ames is frequently asked to lead selective ensembles, including the National Youth Choir at Carnegie Hall.

Sandra Babb is Associate Professor of Choral Music Education at Oregon State University, where she teaches and conducts the Soprano-Alto choir, OSU Bella Voce, and has performed for state, region, and national conferences of ACDA and NAfME. She is known for her work in developing choral tone, and is an active conductor and clinician throughout the U.S.

Catherine Birke is the Music Director of the Music Advancement Program (MAP) at The Juilliard School, the Music Director of the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra (MYO) Nassau Symphony Orchestra, and the Director of Orchestras at Herricks High School. A sought-after guest conductor for collegiate, regional, and all state festivals, she specializes in working with young musicians in ensemble settings.

Matthew Brady is an American conductor and tenor. He is currently serving on the faculty at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, where he conducts Symphonic Choir and Bella Voce and teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition to his academic post, he is the Artistic Director of Miami Collegium Musicum.

Curt Ebersole has served as the Conductor and Music Director of the Westchester Symphonic Winds since 2008. He retired from Northern Valley Regional High School after serving as Director of Instrumental Music for 31 years and now teaches at The Masters School. He has served as a guest conductor and clinician for numerous county, regional, and all-state student ensembles.

Dr. T. André Feagin serves as Director of Bands at Central Washington University. Dr. Feagin has appeared as a guest conductor with numerous all-state, honor, and professional bands and orchestras domestically and internationally. As a clinician and presenter, he has been invited to speak on conducting, diversity and inclusivity in music education, and leadership.

Kirt Mosier is the conductor of the Lee’s Summit Symphony and has served as the artistic director for the Kansas City Youth Symphony. He was an adjunct professor for the University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory, where he taught orchestration, and he also had a distinguished career as Director of Orchestras with the Raytown and Lee’s Summit School Districts in Missouri.

Dr. Lynnel Joy Jenkins is the artistic director of Westrick Music Academy, music director of Princeton Girlchoir, and a choral teacher in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District in New Jersey. She has conducted choirs, lectured worldwide, and led several all-state choirs and the ACDA and Organization of American Kodály Educators honor choirs.

Dr. Peter Morris is a Professor in Conducting and Head of Orchestral Studies at the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University in Brisbane. He regularly conducts the Conservatorium Wind Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Musical Theatre pit orchestras, and live orchestra with film. One of his greatest joys is presenting school workshops, conference keynotes, and professional development sessions for music teachers.

Dr. Jason Noble is an Assistant Professor of Music Education at Lehman College, The City University of New York, and concurrently serves as a part-time faculty member at New York University and the Manhattan School of Music. Dr. Noble is in high demand as a guest conductor, lecturer, ensemble program consultant, curriculum consultant, and music performance adjudicator.

Dr. Mark Davis Scatterday is Professor of Conducting at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music and conductor of the Eastman Wind Ensemble. Dr. Scatterday maintains an active guest conducting schedule and researching and writing articles involving score analysis, performance practices, and conducting.

Dr. André J. Thomas, the Owen F. Sellers Professor of Music, is Director of Choral Activities and Professor of Choral Music Education at Florida State University. He is in demand as a choral adjudicator, clinician, and director of Honor/All-State Choirs around the world. He has conducted choirs at the state, division, and national conventions of NAfME and ACDA.

Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore is Conductor of the University Symphonic Winds at California State University Fullerton (CSUF). Dr. Whitmore is an Assistant Professor of Instrumental Music Education and serves as Area Coordinator of the CSUF Music Education Department. He is also in his 12th season as Music Director of the Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble.

Dr. Brandon Williams is an Associate Professor and the Director of Choral Activities at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, where he conducts the Rutgers Kirkpatrick Choir and the Rutgers Glee Club. He also appears internationally as a guest conductor, clinician, and presenter.

Angela Woo is Director of Instrumental Music at John Adams Middle School in Santa Monica, CA where nearly 300 students comprise three concert bands and three string orchestras. The John Adams ensembles have consistently earned the highest possible ratings at performance festivals. Ms. Woo is also Music Director of Pacific Symphony Youth Concert Band.