Community members are invited to join students for a keynote speaker Friday, February 25 at 7 pm which will be followed by workshops for students on Saturday. RSVP to ecm@unc.edu

Dr. Brandon A. Boyd enjoys a versatile career as a conductor, composer, and collaborative pianist. He is the Assistant Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education at the University of Missouri, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in choral conducting and choral music education.

A proponent of choral singing to build community, his work includes organizing choirs for the homeless, identifying the social and physical effects of choral singing on senior citizens, creating authentic field experiences for music therapy and choral music education students. Dr. Boyd co-directed three choral community partnerships in Florida: The Tallahassee Senior Choir, RAA Middle School Partnership Choir (university students and middle school singers), and the MTC Women’s Prison Glee Club (university students singing with women housed in a correctional facility).