Dr. Brad Holmes

Visiting Professor of Choral Music

Conducting | Choirs

Brad Holmes, Visiting Professor of Choral Music, served as the Director of Choir Programs at Millikin University in Decatur, IL. Prior his appointment at Millikin, Dr. Holmes was Associate Director of Choirs at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Choirs under his direction have sung in every state but Alaska and in thirty-five countries. He was a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University for two academic terms, working primarily with the Choir of Clare College. Other international guest-conducting opportunities have taken him to Continental Europe, China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Domestically, Dr. Holmes has conducted over two-hundred-fifty choir festivals including twenty-four All-State choirs, regional ACDA honor choirs, district festivals and church music clinics throughout the United States. Dr. Holmes’ compositions are published by First Step Publishing, Santa Barbara Music Press and Morning Star Publishers.