Dr. David Gresham
Professor of Voice, Director of Choral Activities
About Dr. David Gresham
Dr. Gresham brings his experiences as a singer and vocal pedagogue to bear in his work with our choral ensembles, and it contributes to not only a healthy, balanced sound, but a positive, integrated experience for voice students. His ensembles have performed at NCMEA, Southern Chapter ACDA, and several churches and high schools from Charleston, SC to Abingdon, VA.
He has been a frequent all-county clinician in the area, and he was invited to conduct the Fauré Requiem with Mid-America Productions at Carnegie Hall in 2018. In addition to his work at the College, David is the Artistic Director/Conductor of the Transylvania Choral Society and Minister of Music at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Brevard.
His voice students have been state and regional NATS winners and have gone on to have successful auditions on American Idol and Janiec Opera Company at the Brevard Music Center. He is past president of the North Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.
Education
BM, Performance (Sacred Music Concentration), Wingate University
MM, Vocal Performance/Pedagogy, University of Colorado at Boulder
MM, Choral Conducting, University of Colorado at Boulder
DMA, Vocal Performance (Secondary Area: Choral Conducting), University of Georgia
K-12 Experience: Music grades 4-12, Shining Mountain Waldorf School – 1997-2004
Professional Activities
Performances: featured soloist at the Colorado Music Festival, the Sights and Sounds concert series at the North Carolina Museum of Art, and with the Brevard Philharmonic, the Asheville Choral Society, and the Mountain Chamber Players.
Conducting Activities: frequent guest clinician at middle and high school county festivals and church retreats; Artistic Director of Transylvania Choral Society; Minister of Music, Lutheran Church of the Good Shephard (Brevard)
Professional Affiliations: District Governor of the North Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing; Member of the American Choral Directors’ Association
Recent Publications
One edition of Peter Phillip’s double choir motet Hodie Nobis de Coelo that has sold over 25,000 copies (Alliance Music); article in North Carolina Music Educator’s Journal (Winter 2014).
