Southern

AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV

Alabama

Programs: MM, DMA

Faculty: Morgan Luttig, Director of Choral Activities; Scott AuCoin, Associate Director of Choral Activities

Florida

Program: MM, MME (summer program), PhD Music Education (Choral Conducting cognate)

Faculty: Michael Hanawalt, Director of Graduate Choral Studies; Kevin Fenton, Director of Undergraduate Choral Studies; McKenna Stenson, Choral Music Education

Programs: MM, DMA

Faculty: Will Kesling, Director of Choral Activities; Marshall Haning, Choral Music Education

Programs: MM, DMA

Faculty: Matthew Brady, Director of Choral Studies; Reid Masters, Associate Director of Choral Studies; Corin Overland, Choral Music Education

Additional Information: Offers Seraphic Fire Scholars program, Assistant Conducting positions for Master Chorale of South Florida, Seraphic Fire, and Miami Children’s Chorus

Programs: BME (certificate in conducting), MM

Faculty: Cara Tasher, Director of Choral Studies

Additional Information: Find your true north! As there are only 1-2 students accepted each year, the MM in conducting at UNF is a highly curated experience, offering a myriad of opportunities in learning, teaching and conducting. If you need to maximize your podium time in an intensive and friendly environment, we may be right for you. Our summer conducting program is July 9-12, 2025, UNF Summer Choral Arts.

Georgia

Program: MM

Faculty: David Hahn, Director of Choral Activities; Michelle Folta, Choral Music Education

 

Program: MM

Faculty: Shannon Jeffreys, Director of Choral Activities; David Langley, Associate Director of Choral Activities

Programs: MM, Artist Certificate

Faculty: Deanna Joseph, Director of Choral Activities; Patrick Freer, Choral Music Education; Meghan Stoll, Visiting Lecturer in Choral Ensembles

Additional Information:
Atlanta Summer Conducting Institute: https://thearts.gsu.edu/educational-outreach-asci/

Program: MM

Faculty: Stanley L. Roberts, Director of Choral Studies

Programs: MM, DMA

Faculty: Daniel Bara, Director of Choral Activities; Colin Mann, Associate Director of Choral Activities

Kentucky

Program: MM

Faculty: Richard Waters, Director of Choral Activities; Jill Campbell, Choral Music Education

Programs: MM, DMA

Faculty: Jefferson Johnson, Director of Choral Activities; Lori Hetzel, Associate Director of Choral Activities

Program: MM

Faculty: Kent Hatteberg, Director of Choral Activities; Woo Joo Ahn, Assistant Director of Choral Activities

Louisiana

Programs: MM, DMA

Faculty: Alissa Rowe, Galante Director of Choral Studies; Trey Davis, Associate Director of Choral Studies; Laurence Hebert, Instructor, LSU Gospel Choir

Program: MM

Faculty: Frances Fonza, Director of Choral Studies

Mississippi

Program: MM

Faculty: Donald Trott, Director of Choral Activities; Elizabeth Hearn, Choral Music Education

Programs: MM, DMA

Faculty: Gregory Fuller, Director of Choral Activities; Jonathan Kilgore, Associate Director of Choral Activities; Ashley Allen, Choral Music Education 

North Carolina

Program: MM

Faculty: James Franklin, Director of Choral Activities; Andrea VanDeusen, Choral Music Education

Programs: MM, DMA

Faculty: Carole Ott Coelho, Director of Choral Activities; 

South Carolina

Programs: MM, DMA

Faculty: Alicia Walker, Director of Choral Studies

Program: MM

Faculty: Jeremy Mims, Director of Choral Activities

Tennessee

Program: MM

Faculty: Korre Foster, Director of Choral Activities

Program: MM

Faculty: Cameron Weatherford, Assistant Professor of Choral Music; Kay Dick, Music Education

Additional Information: 

*Robust and varied choral offerings including seven choirs of various size and style
*Ample podium time with multiple ensembles throughout the program
*Podium time in front of orchestra
*Weekly lessons
*Smaller conducting studio for a more focused experience in conducting, leadership, and academic courses
*Assistantships available

 

Program: MM

Faculty: Will Chandler, Interim Director of Choral Activities; Jamila L. McWhirter, Choral Music Education and Director of Graduate Studies

Additional Information: Contact Dr. Jamila McWhirter at Jamila.McWhirter@mtsu.edu

Programs: MM, Accelerated MM-DMA track, DMA, Artist Diploma

Faculty: Francis Cathlina, Director of Choral Activities; Emily Frizzell, Music Education Choral

Additional Information:
Choral Conducting Program information: https://www.memphis.edu/musi
c/academics/conducting.php

Program: MM

Faculty: Angela L. Batey, Director of Choral Activities; Laura Leigh Spillane, Interim Associate Director of Choral Activities

Virginia

Programs: MM, DMA

Faculty: Lisa Billingham, Director of Choral Activities; Thomas Colohan, Adjunct Faculty

Programs: MM, DMA

Faculty: Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy, Director of Choral Activities; Bryce Hayes, Associate Director of Choral Activities

Programs: MM

Faculty: Richard W. Robbins, Director of Choral Activities; Hillary Ridgley, Choral Music Education

Additional Information: https://www.su.edu/conservatory/areas-of-study/conducting/master-of-music-in-performance-conducting/

West Virginia

Programs: MM, DMA

Faculty: Kym Scott, Director of Choral Activities