Marques L. A. Garrett
Marques L. A. Garrett is the Director of Choral Activities at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. He holds the Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Hampton University where he graduated magna cum laude.
As a conductor, Mr. Garrett has had the pleasure of working with noted choirs such as the Hampton University Concert Choir, Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church Sanctuary Choir (Memphis, TN), Bennett College Choir, and Friendship Missionary Baptist Church (Charlotte, NC). He has studied conducting with Carole Ott, Carl Harris, Jr., and Royzell Dillard.
As a composer, he began composing and arranging while at Hampton University. His compositions have been performed by collegiate and professional choirs nationwide such as the Brigham Young University Men’s Chorus, Hampton University Symphonic Chorus, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Combined Choirs, and I. Sherman Greene Chorale while the National Lutheran Choir, Winston-Salem State University Choir, and Missouri State University Concert Chorale have preserved some of his music on recordings. His compositions are published with Mark Foster Music Corporation, GIA Publications, Walton Music Corporation, and Santa Barbara Music Publishing.
Throughout his years in college, he competed and placed in various vocal competitions including NATS while studying with Lorraine Bell and Levone Tobin Scott. He has sung at various churches and festivals as a baritone soloist.
Mr. Garrett holds membership in the American Choral Directors Association and Golden Key International Honor Society
As a conductor, Mr. Garrett has had the pleasure of working with noted choirs such as the Hampton University Concert Choir, Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church Sanctuary Choir (Memphis, TN), Bennett College Choir, and Friendship Missionary Baptist Church (Charlotte, NC). He has studied conducting with Carole Ott, Carl Harris, Jr., and Royzell Dillard.
As a composer, he began composing and arranging while at Hampton University. His compositions have been performed by collegiate and professional choirs nationwide such as the Brigham Young University Men’s Chorus, Hampton University Symphonic Chorus, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Combined Choirs, and I. Sherman Greene Chorale while the National Lutheran Choir, Winston-Salem State University Choir, and Missouri State University Concert Chorale have preserved some of his music on recordings. His compositions are published with Mark Foster Music Corporation, GIA Publications, Walton Music Corporation, and Santa Barbara Music Publishing.
Throughout his years in college, he competed and placed in various vocal competitions including NATS while studying with Lorraine Bell and Levone Tobin Scott. He has sung at various churches and festivals as a baritone soloist.
Mr. Garrett holds membership in the American Choral Directors Association and Golden Key International Honor Society
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