Donald Trott

About

Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at the University of Mississippi. Dr. Donald Trott conducts the Concert Singers, Men's Glee, and shares conducting duties for the University Chorus. As coordinator of the graduate choral conducting program, he teaches choral conducting and choral literature and supervises all graduate conducting recitals. He has been honored by the American Choral Directors Association with the Southern Region ACDA Award of Excellence and is a past president of the Southern Region of the ACDA and of the Virginia chapter of ACDA. Dr. Trott is author of the ACDA monograph 'Nineteenth Century Choral Music – An Annotated Bibliography of Music Suitable for College and University Choirs' and editor of 'Conducting Men's Choirs' published in 2020.

Education & Qualifications

Bachelor of Music Education (cum laude) from Westminster Choir College. Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Oklahoma under Dennis Shrock. Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Oklahoma.

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