Composers
Bryon Black
1989 -About
Dr. Bryon K. Black II is an active choral conductor and composer. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor and Director of Choirs at the DePauw University Institute of Music. He received his DMA in Choral Conducting from the University of South Carolina, and his MM in Choral Conducting from Kent State University. Dr. Black formerly served on the KSU School of Music faculty, and also has extensive work in church music. Dr. Black’s compositions have been performed by several collegiate, church and community ensembles. Some of these can be heard on his streaming concert albums, including In the Spirit! An Encounter with Spirituals, which features original choral arrangements of African American spirituals by himself and Durrell LeGrair.
Dr. Black’s research of the intersections between gospel music and European choral traditions provides choral conductors with accessible repertoire and pedagogy for approaching gospel music. He has also served as a guest conductor and clinician for various choral festivals and other events throughout Northeast Ohio and South Carolina. Dr. Black resides in Indianapolis, IN with his wife Briannah. More of his choral work and research is available on his website.