Jeremiah Selvey

Jeremiah Selvey is professor of music and director of choral activities at Santa Monica College, co-directs Chorosynthesis Singers and adjudicates for the collegiate choral performance and professional choral composition categories of The American Prize. He has led several choruses in the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses, and he presented and taught on using social consciousness to work towards equity in the classroom. Through his work with Chorosynthesis, Jeremiah recently finished two CDs that represent social consciousness in high quality choral repertoire, and he founded the Empowering Silenced Voices Database. In addition, Jeremiah actively clinics choirs, performs as a baritone/countertenor, and guest conducts. Jeremiah’s research on choral expressivity and being a singing entrepreneur has been presented in Asia, Europe, and throughout the United States, including regional, national, and international conferences of the ACDA, College Music Society, National Association for Music Education, and the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses Festival. He is published by The Choral Scholar and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education. Jeremiah holds a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance and advanced degrees in choral conducting from Emory University and the University of Washington.