Calling all musicians!
Get ready for an unforgettable week at the  Lee University Music Camp, happening June 15–20, 2026. This summer camp is designed for students entering 9th grade through incoming college freshmen who love music and want to grow as musicians (and for the first time, our Jazz Track is accepting high school and collegiate students).

Spend a week performing music, making friends, and developing your skills! You’ll perform in ensembles like band, choir, chamber strings, piano, or jazz combos, while also exploring  music theory, music history, and specialized areas that match your interests. Whether you’re passionate about performance or curious to learn more about music as an art, there’s something here for you.

You’ll learn from Lee University School of Music faculty and visiting professionals, alongside enthusiastic camp staff made up of Lee music grads and advanced students who’ve been exactly where you are right now. You can expect judgment-free music making, exceptional individualized instruction, and an inspiring campus experience you won’t forget.

Come sing, play, learn, and be part of the music this summer!

Singers in grades 9-12 are eligible to participate in the Lee University Honor Choir. There will be a Treble Choir, Tenor/Bass Choir, and combined Mixed Choir in an SATB selection.

Dates
Friday and Saturday, February 11-12, 2022.

How Are Students Selected?
Directors may use their own discretion to select students from their high school choral program.

Musical Preparation
Students should have the SATB selections thoroughly prepared. Music​ ​selections and rehearsal tracks will be sent to ​choral directors upon receipt of the application and registration fee.

What Is The Cost?
The early bird registration fee is $50 per a student, which increases to $55 per a student after Friday, January 21, 2022. The student fee includes registration, t-shirt to be worn during the concert, music, as well as lunch in the Deacon Jones Dining Hall on Friday and dinner on Friday night. Choral directors attend for free.

Do We Order Music?
Yes, Lee University will order the music and send the music selections promptly upon receipt of the application and registration fee.

Is There A Deadline For Registration?
In order to allow sufficient time to receive music and prepare the SATB pieces, online registration must be submitted and fees must be postmarked by Friday, January 21, 2022. Fees should be mailed to:

Lauren Buckner—Honor Choir
Lee University School of Music
PO Box 3450
Cleveland, TN 37320-3450

What Is The Honor Choir Attire?
For the performance on Saturday, February 12th, 4:00 p.m., all students must wear their Honor Chorus t-shirt, jeans (no holes), and closed toed shoes.

Dr. Cameron Weatherford serves as Assistant Professor of Choral Music at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee where he conducts the Ladies of Lee, Chorale, and teaches courses in the undergraduate and graduate choral music curriculum. Prior to coming to Lee, he served as the Chair of the Division of Fine Arts and Director of Choral Activities at Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana. From 2012-2016, he served as Choral Director at Alexandria Senior High in Alexandria, Louisiana. Under his direction, the ensembles of Alexandria Senior High School received numerous recognitions and awards including Superior ratings at the District and State level and were featured in two Louisiana ACDA performances, tours throughout the southern United States, and a performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City. In March 2017, Dr. Weatherford won first place in the National ACDA Graduate Conducting Competition in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 2016, he was awarded the Outstanding Young Music Educator Award by the Louisiana Music Educators Association. He has conducted numerous honor choirs and has served as an adjudicator all over the country. He has been featured as a session presenter in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio state conferences including LMEA, MMEA, ACDA, and the Kettering National A Cappella Conference. He currently serves as the R&R Coordinator for Student Activities for Tennessee ACDA and has also served as the Co-Chair for the Women’s Division of Louisiana ACDA, the Co-Chair for the Women’s Honor Choir in District II, the Collegiate Repertoire R&R for Louisiana ACDA. He also served as the The Louisiana State Representative for AEA (A Cappella Educators Association) and is an active member of NAfME and ACDA on the state and national level. 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. He lives in Cleveland, Tennessee with his wife Caroline and their four children, Hudson, Annie, Scout and Betsy.

Morgan Luttig, Ph.D. is a dynamic choral conductor, music educator, and clinician who serves as Director of Choral Activities at the University of Alabama. There, she conducts University Singers, Treble Chorus, and Druid City Chorus while overseeing both undergraduate and graduate conducting programs. Her innovative approach to teaching earned her a Tide Teaching Grant and SEC Faculty Travel Grant for 2024-25 and has nearly tripled the enrollment in the University of Alabama choral program. Under her leadership, the UA University Singers were accepted to perform for the 2025 Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA) Professional Development Conference, performed by invitation for the 2024 Alabama Vocal Association All-State Choral Convocation, and were named a finalist for the American Prize in Choral Performance. Additionally, the Druid City Chorus in its inaugural 2024-25 season was invited to perform alongside the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.

Prior to her current role, Luttig served as the Visiting Choral Director at Washington and Lee University, leading an international tour of Scotland. She also previously taught K-12 choral and general music in Savannah, GA, and Princeton, NJ. Her commitment to the choral arts extends beyond the classroom, as she actively serves in executive leadership and conference planning positions with the American Choral Directors Association. She also serves as Associate Editor of Recording Reviews for the National Collegiate Choral Organization’s (NCCO) publication, The Choral Scholar and American Choral Review.

As a conductor/clinician, Luttig has led honor choirs, clinics, and choral festivals at the state, regional, and district levels throughout the United States. Additional invited conducting roles include working with the Princeton Girlchoir and Princeton Boychoir, Westminster Neighborhood Children’s Choir, RISE Chorales, Savannah Children’s Choir. Inspired by her work with varying ages of choirs throughout her career, her research in topics such as conducting pedagogy, inclusive programming, student engagement, and representation in the choral arts have led to presentations and research posters at ACDA and NAfME professional development conferences.

Luttig’s choral singing experience includes performances with the Festival Singers of Florida, Florida State University Chamber Choir and University Singers, and Westminster Choir College Kantorei among others.

Holding a Ph.D. in Music Education (Choral Conducting) from Florida State University, where she received the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Luttig also earned a Master of Music Education (Choral Emphasis) degree from Westminster Choir College and a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Washington and Lee University.

The Lee University School of Music exists to provide professional music instruction and mentorship in the context of a Christian liberal arts education. Its goal is to inspire and equip students to become excellent musicians, outstanding thinkers and articulate advocates for music in their diverse callings, for the sake of others, and in service to God's Kingdom.

School of Music Statement of Purpose

To achieve its goal of inspiring students, the School of Music immerses them in the formative experience of making music with others and for others, fostering creativity; and it provides deep, engaging encounters with great music, all under the mentorship of music professionals and scholars who are committed to the mission of Lee University. To achieve its goal of equipping students, the School of Music provides one-on-one studio instruction, ample opportunities for solo and ensemble performances, and classroom instruction in music history and literature, theory and analysis, musicianship, and a host of discipline-specific subjects.

The School of Music serves the University campus and the broader community by maintaining a variety of music ensembles that are open to interested and talented students and community members, by providing music for chapel and other worship services, and by offering frequent high-quality concerts performed by our own musicians as well as by guest artists. No matter the context, the School of Music believes that the ultimate purpose of music is to honor God, and that the appropriate response to the experience of music is gratitude and adoration for the Creator, who is the source of every good and perfect gift.

In accordance with standards for health and safety of students, faculty and staff detailed by the Lee University School of Music’s programmatic accreditor, the National Association of Schools of Music, several resources have been made available to educate musicians on hearing, vocal, and neuromuscularskeletal health, as well as overall wellbeing. The School of Music also works in conjunction with the Lee University Counseling Center and Health Clinic in order to ensure student, faculty and staff safety and wellness. Click below for helpful resources in a variety of areas.

• MRC Resources
• Optimize Your Performance
• Performing With Ease
• Performing With Ease Part 2
• Performing With Ease Part 3
• Performing With Ease Part 4
• Stretching for Pain-Free Performance
• Vocal Health Do's and Don'ts
• Vocal Health for Teachers
• Hearing Health Resources
• Neuromusculoskeletal Health and Injury Prevention
• Health and Injury Prevention
• Protecting Your Hearing Health
• Protecting Your Neuromusculoskeletal Health
• Protecting Your Vocal Health
• Protect Your Hearing Health Every Day
• Protect Your Neuromusculoskeletal and Vocal Health

2019-2020 Season

Friday, October 4 | Squires Hall @ 7:30 p.m.

Baritone Conor McDonald has been praised for his “standout performance . . . whose robust voice filled the hall with a clear, glimmery richness” (Schmopera). He most recently performed the roles of Captain Corcoran in HMS Pinafore with Anchorage Opera, the Marquis in La Traviata with Atlanta Opera, and Merlin in Gluck’s L’île de Merlin with Wolf Trap Opera.

Warp Trio

Monday, November 11 | Pangle Hall @ 7:30 pm

Not your typical piano trio, the Warp Trio (Mikael Darmanie- piano, Ju Young Lee- cello, and Josh Henderson- violin) is an internationally touring cross-genre chamber music experience. Warp Trio combines original material, dynamic interpretations of popular music, improvisation, and unique takes on classical favorites. Reflecting the combination of Juilliard trained members, juxtaposed with members steeped in rock and jazz styles, the one of a kind trio is known for their electrifying public performances.

Frances Luke Accord

Tuesday, January 28 | Dixon Center @ 7:30 p.m.

When Nicholas Gunty and Brian Powers put their songs and voices together, there is a delicate and powerful magic that commands the room to attention. The multi-instrumentalist indie-folk duo is known as Frances Luke Accord, and they are what NPR’s Mountain Stage calls “the definition of lean-in music.” Rich, up-close tenor harmonies lend their timeless songwriting an urgency that is compared to Simon & Garfunkel, Bon Iver, and Jose Gonzalez.

Light refreshments and hot cocoa will be served following the concert.

Tickets are available online at: https://www.showclix.com/event/performing-arts-series-frances-luke-accord

Beijing Guitar Duo

Tuesday, February 4 | Squires Hall @ 7:30 p.m.

Praised by the distinguished Classical Guitar Magazine as “having the star potential to serve as inspiration for new generations of guitarists to come,” Beijing Guitar Duo made their New York debut in Carnegie Hall in 2010. Composed of guitarist Meng Su and Yameng Wang, Beijing Guitar Duo has performed around the world in halls such as Concertgebouw, Palau de Musica, Tchaikovsky Hall, and the National Theatre in Beijing.

Tickets are available online at: https://www.showclix.com/event/beijing-guitar-duo