MassACDA Summer Conference 2002 Clinicians

INTEREST SESSION LEADER

DR. DONALD BAILEY, BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Dr. Donald Bailey, music director and conductor of the Schola Cantorum of Texas, is the director of choral activities at Baylor University. At Baylor he conducts the a capella choir and the chamber singers, and teaches choral conducting.

His choirs have appeared with the Rochester (NY) Philharmonic Orchestra, the Buffalo (NY) Philharmonic Orchestra, the Phoenix (AZ) Symphony orchestra and the orchestra of Santa Fe (NM). Professor Bailey's choirs have sung three times for the ACDA National Convention as well as the Texas Educators Association, the New York State School Music Association, the Arizona Music Educators Association and the Music Educators National Conference.

Prior to going to Baylor in 1993, he held similar positions at Arizona State University, Texas Tech University, Houghton College and Eastern New Mexico University. He holds a bachelor's degree (summa cum laude) and a Master of Arts from Eastern New Mexico University, and a Doctor of Arts in conducting from the University of Northern Colorado.

Particularly active as a guest conductor and clinician, he has conducted over 350 clinics in the last 10 years. He has appeared as guest conductor at both Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center

Last revised March 24, 2009.