ROBERT WRIGHT is Coordinator of Vocal and Choral Music at the University of Montevallo. A native of Bessemer, he holds degrees from Samford University, the University of South Florida, and the University of Miami. He has been a highly successful choral director in Alabama, Florida, South Dakota, and Tennessee, and was for several seasons the Associate Conductor of the Tech Community Symphony Orchestra in Cookeville, TN. Dr. Wright returned in 1996 to the Birmingham area after fourteen years as Director of Vocal Activities at Tennessee Technological University, where his choir performed to critical acclaim at state, regional, and national music conventions.
Dr. Wright is active as a singer and conductor and is a member of the American Choral Directors Association and Music Educators National Conference as well as the Alabama Music Educators Association and Alabama Vocal Association.