Dr. Jeffrey L. Ames

Dr. JEFFERY L. AMES, Assistant Director of Choral Activities at Baylor University, holds a Ph.D. in Choral Conducting and Choral Music Education and a Master of Choral Music Education degree from Florida State University, and a Bachelor of Music degree, with at double major in Vocal Performance and Piano Accompanying, from James Madison University.
His prior appointments include Director of Choral Activities at Edgewater High School and Lincoln High School in Florida. During his tenure at Lincoln High School, several advanced choirs performed at state ACDA conventions and at Carnegie Hall.
Dr. Ames is a sought after adjudicator, clinician, accompanist and composer. As a choral clinician, Dr. Ames conducted the inaugural Florida Male All-State Chorus and has performed internationally in the countries of Italy and Costa Rica. As an accompanist, he has performed with well-known conductors such as André Thomas, Anton Armstrong, Allen Crowell, Dan Krunnfusz, and Bradley Ellingboe.
Dr. Ames' compositions are published with Colla Voce Music and Walton Music Corporation. His music has been premiered by the Florida American Choral Directors Association, the Florida Music Educators Association, the Southern Division of ACDA, and most recently in 2005 at the National ACDA Conference in Los Angeles.
Dr. Ames is the first recipient of the ACDA 2004 James Mulholland Choral Music Fellowship, is listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers, was named the Ida S. Baker Distinguished Minority Educator of the Year in 2000, is a member of Phi Kappa Lambda National Honor Society and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.