Biography
Jerry McCoy
Choral conductor. Dr. Jerry McCoy is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and UT- Arlington. He is married to singer, voice professor, and choral music artist Julie McCoy.
He is Regents Professor of Music Emeritus for the University of North Texas, where between 2000 and 2015 he led the UNT choral program as Director of Choral Studies and conductor of the A Cappella Choir. From 1984-2000, Dr. McCoy served as Director of Choral Activities and conductor of the Oklahoma State University Chamber Choir and Concert Chorale. In 2016/17, he served as Visiting Professor of Music at Baylor University where he conducted the A Cappella Choir and taught graduate choral conducting.
2018/2019 marked Dr. McCoy's eleventh and final season as Artistic Director/Conductor of the Fort Worth Chorale and Chamber Choir (formerly Schola Cantorum of Texas). He was also founding director of Texas Choral Artists (2001-2006) --a professional choir based in Dallas, and The Stillwater (OK) Chamber Singers (1985-2000), now in its thirty-fourth season. His publishing history includes a choral music series with Santa Barbara Music Publishers and current service as Chief Consultant for Digital Publishing Inc. (Dallas).
He has been a guest conductor/clinician/adjudicator in forty U.S. states. He also served as guest clinician/lecturer for Music I Vasternorrland (Swedish Choral Directors Association, Sundsvall, Sweden).
From 2007 to 2015 he served as a member of the National Executive Committee for the 20,000-member American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), serving as the organization’s national president from 2009 to 2011.
In early 2019, portions of his A Cappella Choir's 2010 TMEA performance were used as a sound track for a new short film titled Combination Fried Rice.
He is Regents Professor of Music Emeritus for the University of North Texas, where between 2000 and 2015 he led the UNT choral program as Director of Choral Studies and conductor of the A Cappella Choir. From 1984-2000, Dr. McCoy served as Director of Choral Activities and conductor of the Oklahoma State University Chamber Choir and Concert Chorale. In 2016/17, he served as Visiting Professor of Music at Baylor University where he conducted the A Cappella Choir and taught graduate choral conducting.
2018/2019 marked Dr. McCoy's eleventh and final season as Artistic Director/Conductor of the Fort Worth Chorale and Chamber Choir (formerly Schola Cantorum of Texas). He was also founding director of Texas Choral Artists (2001-2006) --a professional choir based in Dallas, and The Stillwater (OK) Chamber Singers (1985-2000), now in its thirty-fourth season. His publishing history includes a choral music series with Santa Barbara Music Publishers and current service as Chief Consultant for Digital Publishing Inc. (Dallas).
He has been a guest conductor/clinician/adjudicator in forty U.S. states. He also served as guest clinician/lecturer for Music I Vasternorrland (Swedish Choral Directors Association, Sundsvall, Sweden).
From 2007 to 2015 he served as a member of the National Executive Committee for the 20,000-member American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), serving as the organization’s national president from 2009 to 2011.
In early 2019, portions of his A Cappella Choir's 2010 TMEA performance were used as a sound track for a new short film titled Combination Fried Rice.