Dr. Cameron Weatherford serves as Associate Professor of Choral Music at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee where he conducts the Lee University Chorale, the Ladies of Lee, and teaches courses in the undergraduate and graduate choral music curriculums.

Dr. Weatherford has served as an educator and conducted award-winning ensembles at both the secondary and collegiate levels for over a decade. He has conducted numerous honor choirs and has served as an adjudicator both nationally and internationally.

In 2016, he was awarded the Outstanding Young Music Educator Award by the Louisiana Music Educators Association. In 2017, he won first place in the National ACDA Graduate Conducting Competition in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He also serves as the editor for the Cameron Weatherford Choral Series through Canorous Music Publishing.

Dr. Weatherford holds a B.M. in Church Music from Louisiana College, a M.M. in Choral Conducting from The University of Southern Mississippi, and a DMA in Choral Conducting from the University of Kentucky. More importantly, he is husband to Caroline and dad to Hudson, Annie, Scout, and Betsy.

Dr. Matt Taylor is the Director of Choral Activities at Middle Tennessee State University, where he directs the ensembles Schola Cantorum and TEBA (Tenor-Bass) Chorale, and teaches coursework in Conducting and Choral Literature. Dr. Taylor also serves on the faculty of the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts as director of the Governor’s School Chorale. Prior to MTSU, Taylor held appointments as Director of Choral Activities and Vocal Music Education at Lipscomb University (Nashville, TN) and as Associate Choral Director at Wando High School (Charleston, SC).

A passionate conductor and educator, Dr. Taylor has served as a conductor for district and university honor choirs throughout the Southeast, and frequently works as a guest clinician for high school and church choirs across the country. Dr. Taylor made his international conducting debut in recent years with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, where he was selected as one of five emerging guest conductors from across North America.

Dr. Taylor has performed in collegiate and professional choirs as a vocalist, and is an accomplished instrumentalist and composer. Currently he sings with the professional choir Vocal Arts Nashville and plays double bass for live music and recording

sessions in Nashville. As a choral arranger, he has produced works for universities, high schools, and church choirs.

Dr. Taylor's research interests span contemporary choral literature and practical pedagogy. His dissertation catalogs the published choral settings of Wendell Berry’s poetry, exploring connections between American literature and contemporary choral music. His pedagogical research focuses on practical classroom applications, including strategies for music literacy and vocal technique. Taylor has presented his research at ACDA regional and multiple state music education conferences.

Taylor has been a career-long member of the American Choral Directors Association, and has served twice as a member of the ACDA Southern Region Conference Committee. He holds degrees in music from Samford University, Louisiana State University, and the University of Georgia. Beyond the podium, Taylor is an avid runner, coffee lover, and IndyCar enthusiast.