Julian Ackerley
Director

Julian Ackerley, The Director

Director of the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus since 1980, Julian Ackerley has achieved international acclaim as an accomplished conductor and administrator of children’s choral performing arts organizations.

Dr. Ackerley has taken the Chorus on performance tours spanning five continents and over 20 countries. Under his direction, the Chorus has made numerous recordings and has collaborated with national symphony orchestras and opera companies.

Dr. Ackerley is an experienced teacher, having taught music at all levels from elementary to university students. He received his doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Arizona with special emphasis in music education, vocal performance and choral conducting. He has been a guest conductor and clinician at numerous choral festivals and has conducted All-State Choirs including the Arizona Cantaremos Honor Choir and Alabama All-State.

Dr. Ackerley is the National Boychoir Repertoire and Standards Chair for the American Choral Directors Association. In addition, he is vice president for the International Society for Children’s Choral and Performing Arts. Other professional affiliations include the Music Educators National Conference and Chorus America.

Scott Glysson, Asst. Conductor

Scott Glysson is a full time resident at The University of Arizona, pursuing his graduate and doctoral degrees in choral conducting. He is excited to have been appointed Assistant Director of the TABC as a part of his graduate teaching assistantship through The University of Arizona.

Previously Mr. Glysson served as Director of Music at Floris United Methodist Church, the largest Methodist church in Virginia. He also served as the Artistic Director of the Floris Concert Series, where he organized and conducted major work charity concerts with choir and orchestra twice a year. He has also served as Assistant Conductor of The Reston Chorale, one of the Washington D.C areas most celebrated chorus’s.

Mr. Glysson has been recognized for his achievements in conducting in both the choral and orchestral genres. He has studied with notable conductors such as Simon Carrington, Bruce Chamberlain, Andre Thomas, and Stan Engebretson. As Assistant Conductor of the George Mason University Chamber Chorus for two years, he has conducted choral groups abroad in such locations as Russia, Australia, and Germany. He has also served as conductor for two professional recordings of music by Johann Pachelbel and Ralph Vaughn Williams. Mr. Glysson is the first student in the School of Music’s history to conduct combined forces of large choir and full orchestra at the undergraduate level. He received the George Mason University departmental award for outstanding music student for his achievements in the area of choral and orchestral conducting.

Mr. Glysson holds a degree in Music Education with a concentration in Choral Conducting from The George Mason University School of Music.