DR. VALERIE BULLOCK is the Chair of the Horton School of Music, Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Charleston Southern University where she conducts the University Concert Singers and Bel Canto. Prior to accepting the position at Charleston Southern, Dr. Bullock coordinated vocal music education and conducted the Chamber Singers at the University of Mississippi. She received her doctorate in choral music education from the Florida State University and Masters and Bachelors Degrees in choral music education from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Bullock has directed the CSU Concert Singers as Choir in Residence at York Minster Cathedral in York, England, joined other conductors in Bulgaria for Varna International Conductor's Symposium conducting Brahams' Requiem with the Varna Orchestra and, has sung with the Carnegie Hall Choral Workshop under the baton of Sir Neville Mariner. For five seasons she conducted the Charleston Renaissance Ensemble, an a cappella group specializing in the performance of Medieval and Renaissance literature that was known for their stellar performances each year at the annual Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Bullock is actively involved in many professional organizations including the SC American Choral Directors Association, the SC Music Educators Association, and the National Association of Teachers of Singing. In addition to these activities, she has conducted choral clinics in Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.