James M. Meaders

James M. Meaders is the Chair of the Department of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Mississippi College. A member of the MC faculty since 1998, Dr. Meaders conducts the Mississippi College Singers and the Mississippi College Women's Chamber Choir, teaches applied voice, and heads the graduate program in conducting. The Singers, under Meaders' direction, have performed on Mississippi (2002, 2007), Southern Division (2004-2008), and National (2005) ACDA convention programs. He has conducted the Singers in Canterbury Cathedral, Washington National Cathedral, three international tours including Germany, Italy, Austria, and England, and two recent performances in Carnegie Hall.

In 2004-2005, Meaders was selected by the Mississippi College faculty as Distinguished Lecturer in Arts and Sciences and was Humanities Professor of the Year.

Meaders has served on the Boards of MS and Southern Division ACDA as R&S Chair for Youth and Student Activities. He is currently President of Mississippi ACDA. He is a frequent festival adjudicator, presenter, and clinician. In addition to his work at MC, Dr. Meaders was Artistic Director of the Jackson Choral Society from 2002-2008, and he has been minister of music at Northside Baptist Church in Clinton since 2001. Professional memberships include American Choral Directors Association and the National Association of Teachers of Singing. After completing undergraduate and graduate degrees from Mississippi College, he received the Doctor of Musical Arts in conducting from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where he studied with Milburn Price and John Dickson.