Paul Head

Paul Head is Director of Choral Studies and Chair of the Department of Music at the University of Delaware. He teaches choral methods, literature, and conducting and directs the University Chorale. His choirs have toured extensively throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe and have received high acclaim for their musical artistry. Dr. Head is a native Californian and taught in public schools for eight years prior to pursuing graduate study at Westminster Choir College of Rider University. Dr. Head has served as president of the Delaware American Choral Directors Association and currently serves on the national advisory board of the American Choral Directors Association.


Robert W. Rumbelow

Robert W. Rumbelow is completing his fourteenth year as Conductor and Director of Wind Ensemble Activities at the Columbus State University Schwob School of Music and will be starting his first year as Director of Bands at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. In addition to conducting ensembles and teaching classes in conducting and literature, Dr. Rumbelow is a frequent guest conductor, clinician, arranger, composer, and lecturer throughout the U.S. and abroad. Rumbelow’s own compositions and arrangements are performed throughout the world. His collaborations with top artists have demonstrated his belief in the highest professional standards within the educational experience.


Evan Tobias

Evan Tobias is an instructor of Music Education at Arizona State University, where he teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses. He taught middle school instrumental and general music prior to his university teaching. Tobias's recent research focuses on creative uses of technology, issues of social justice, and approaches to integrating popular culture and music in music classrooms. He recently founded the Consortium for Digital, Popular, and Participatory Culture in Music Education to assist music educators in expanding curricular offerings and pedagogical approaches that address and integrate these three areas.