Choral Program / Director
Director of Choral Activities
Dr. Angelica Brooks
Choral conductor, music educator and DEIA specialist. The sixth director in the program’s history, and its second woman.
Biography
Across every level of music education
Dr. Angelica Brooks serves as Director of Choral Activities at Johnson C. Smith University, where she leads the University Choir, the Golden Voices Gospel Choir and the Smith Singers.
She is a choral conductor, music educator and DEIA specialist whose teaching experience reaches across multiple educational levels and student populations, with a sustained focus on equity and diversity in music education.
Beyond the JCSU podium she works as an honor choir guest conductor, a choral festival adjudicator, a mentor teacher and a curriculum writer.
Credentials
Education and appointments
Degrees
- D.M.A.Music Teaching and Learning — University of Southern California, Los Angeles
- M.M.Vocal Pedagogy — The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
- B.M.Vocal Performance and Media Management — Bowie State University, Maryland
- CertificateAdministration I — McDaniel College
Service and leadership
- Co-chairNational Association for Music Education, Equity Committee
- BoardNational Executive Board member
- FounderThe Table Music Education Corporation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- MemberSigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity, DEI committee
- Guest workHonor choir conductor and choral festival adjudicator
Beyond the podium
Equity is the through‑line
Every level of music education, and every kind of student. The shape of the work
Dr. Brooks co-chairs the Equity Committee of the National Association for Music Education and serves on its National Executive Board. She sits on the DEI committee of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity.
She founded The Table Music Education Corporation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and continues to write curriculum and mentor teachers alongside her conducting.
Auditions
Sing under her direction
Auditions for the 2026–2027 year run February 20 through March 6, 2026.