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Artistic Director and Conductor
Clair
Maxwell
Clair is originally from Pennsylvania
and received his training in Ohio where he earned his Bachelor of Music Degree
Summa Cum Laude from the Baldwin-Wallace conservatory of Music in Berea and his
Master of Music degree, also Summa cum Laude from the Cleveland Institute of
Music. He has continued his choral and musical education at various venues
and conferences including those at: Montreat, NC; the Julliard school in NYC;
Westminster choir College in Princeton, NJ; and other prestigious locations.
Clair has led diverse music and choir programs at various churches in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New Jersey, and since 2007, has been Director of Music
and Organist at St. Luke’s
Presbyterian Church in Dunwoody. Clair is an accomplished organist as well
and has performed in many locations from New York to Paris. He is a member
of the American Choral Directors’ Association, the American Guild of Organists,
the Hymn Society of America, and other national music organizations.
Accompanist
Wooyoung Ellie Choi
This is Dr. Choi's ninth year
with the Choral Guild of Atlanta. She received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree
in Piano Performance with a minor in Organ Performance from the Hugh Hodgson
School of Music at the University of Georgia where
she received her Bachelor of Music degree in Composition and completed her
Master of Music degree in Piano Performance. Dr. Choi is on the
faculty at Agnes Scott College where she has been teaching piano, serving as an
accompanist, and playing the organ for college events since 2002. She has
given recitals both as a soloist
and as a collaborative artist. Her recent performances include the premiere
concert of the Dunwoody Chamber Ensemble. She has received John Henry Dorminy
Piano Scholarship and the University of Georgia School of Music Concerto
Competition Award. She is a member of the American Guild of Organists and holds
an AGO service playing certificate.
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