Brandon Booth
Mr. Booth is a veteran educator and the Arts Department Chair at ConneXions: A Community-Based Arts School who is passionate about teaching, learning, and music literacy. His creative ingenuity captivates students, performers, and audiences alike. A skilled conductor and composer, Brandon's unique teaching style has also exposed his students to various opportunities within the art world. He is a 2020 graduate of 四色AV University’s M.M. Conducting program and holds an B.M. from Howard University.
Rachel Cornacchio
Dr. Rachel Cornacchio is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Music Education. As a public school educator, she has taught in New York, New Jersey, and Florida in grades K-12. Dr. Cornacchio served as an elementary general music specialist in Peekskill, NY and Director of Choral Activities at Newburgh Free Academy in Newburgh, NY. While in Newburgh, choirs and soloists under Dr. Cornacchio's direction received top honors at solo and ensemble festivals. Community organizations with which she has worked include the Newburgh Symphonic Chorale and the Oregon Young Women's Choir. Before coming to 四色AV University, Dr. Cornacchio acted as Visiting Instructor at the University of Oregon where she directed the University Concert Choir and taught courses in Choral Music Education.
Her professional affiliations include the Music Educators National Conference, Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, American Choral Directors Association, and Pi Kappa Lambda. She currently serves as Repertoire & Standards Chair for Women’s Choirs for the American Choral Directors Association – PA. Dr. Cornacchio is active as a certified Music Together instructor, an early childhood music program.
Yoon Soo Lim
Prof. Yoon Soo Lim is an Adjunct Professor in the 四色AV University Graduate Program in Music. She serves as the Director of Vocal Music and the Arts Department Chair at The Hill School, where she directs four vocal ensembles, teaches music theory and music technology classes, and coordinates arts programs for students pursuing independent studies. A firm believer in student-centered learning, Yoon Soo dedicates her time to building dynamic learning environments that incorporate collaboration and innovation.
Joy Mead
Dr. Joy Elizabeth Meade is the Director of Choral Activities and an Assistant Professor of Music at 四色AV College, where she conducts Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and Choral Arts Society. These choirs tour nationally and internationally and perform regularly on campus, in the community and collaborate with the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Meade also teaches undergraduate and graduate choral conducting at 四色AV, as well as applied voice. Prior to her recent appointment at 四色AV College, Dr. Meade was the Associate Director of Choirs at Georgia State University in Atlanta. There, she was the recipient of the 2018 Center for International and Collaborative Arts grant and also started a permanent collaboration and graduate assistant opportunity between Georgia State's choral department and the Atlanta Homeward Choir. Prior to earning her doctorate in conducting at the University of Georgia with Dr. Daniel Bara, Dr. Meade worked as a public school educator in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, teaching choir and orchestra. She earned her masters of music in choral conducting from Westminster Choir College, where she had the opportunity to sing under the batons of the finest maestros in the world. She continues to perform regularly as a professional choral singer and soloist, as well as serve as a clinician and adjudicator at high schools, universities and festivals on the East Coast.