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Dr. Jeffery Goolsby

Abilene Christian University
Abilene, Texas, United States

Dr. Jeffery Goolsby is Director of Choral Studies at Abilene Christian University, where he leads a diverse program of choral ensembles dedicated to artistic excellence, transformational musical experiences, and high-impact community engagement. He conducts the university’s premiere choral ensemble, the A Cappella Chorus, conducts the University Chorale and Chamber Singers, and leads three student-led contemporary a cappella groups. He was influential in establishing the ACU Gospel Choir, the university’s newest ensemble. The ACU choral music program engages students from various academic, social, racial, and economic backgrounds. More than half of the program is comprised of non-music majors.

Dr. Goolsby teaches courses in choral conducting and choral methods and supervises the choral music education program. Prior to joining the ACU faculty, he taught for ten years in successful high school choral music programs in the Dallas and Houston areas. He has served in churches as music director and in consulting roles. Choirs under his direction have performed at notable venues in the United States and abroad. The ACU A Cappella Chorus tours regionally every academic year, National tours include performances at Alice Tully Hall-Lincoln Center (2017) and Carnegie Hall (2024).

He is in demand as a clinician, consultant, and adjudicator throughout the nation and has served in numerous regional and state capacities with TMEA, ACDA, and UIL. He holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting from Texas Tech University; the Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Louisiana State University; and the Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Abilene Christian University, where he was named a University Scholar. Professional affiliations include TMEA, TCDA, ACDA, NCCO, TMAA, and Pi Kappa Lambda.

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