Rollo Dilworth

Chorus America board chairman Rollo Dilworth is associate professor of choral music education and chair of the music education department at Temple University's Esther Boyer College of Music and Dance in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in choral music education, he serves as conductor for the University Chorale. Prior to his appointment at Temple, Dilworth served as director of choral activities and music education at North Park University in Chicago, Illinois for 13 years. Dilworth holds degrees from Case Western Reserve University, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Northwestern University.

Dilworth has written and/or arranged over 150 choral works that are currently in print. Dilworth is a contributing author for the Essential Elements for Choir and the Experiencing Choral Music textbook series and for Music Express! Teachers Magazine. He authored a book of choral warm-ups for elementary and secondary choral ensembles entitled Choir Builders: Fundamental Vocal Techniques for General and Classroom Use. He frequently serves as a guest conductor and/or clinician for honors, festival, and all-state choirs throughout the United States and abroad. Dilworth is an active member of the Music Educators National Conference, the National Association of Negro Musicians, and the American Choral Directors Association. He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and currently serves on the Eastern Division ACDA State board as director of student and youth activities.