The Conductor
Jeff Hunt
Jeffrey Hunt received his B.M from Taylor University and a M.M in Choral Conducting from Northwestern University. Jeff conducts St. Charles Singers, a group he founded in 1984. He is Director of Music at Baker Memorial United Methodist Church in St. Charles, Illinois where in addition to overseeing the active music program, he directs the Adult choir, the boy choir and coaches high school singers. Mr. Hunt is on the music faculty at Elgin Community College, Elgin, Illinois, and has an active voice studio.
Under his direction, St. Charles Singers have made numerous appearances at both State and Regional American Choral Directors Association conventions. The Singers have several commercial recordings on both the Proteus and Naxos labels. The choir has made several European tours performing in notable venues in both France and England. In addition to having their own concerts series, the choir has appeared with both the Elgin Symphony and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Mr. Hunt has prepared St. Charles Singers for performances of the choir conducted by John Rutter, Timothy Brown, Robert Hansen Rossen Milanov and James Conlon. Mr. Hunt and St. Charles Singers have collaborated in commissions and performances with George Shearing, David Schrader and Charles Forsberg. Under Mr. Hunt’s direction in January 2010, the choir began Mozart Journey, a project to perform and record all of W.A. Mozart’s known sacred choral music.