Donald Milton III is an energetic, accomplished young conductor who is making his mark on the Atlanta choral scene. He is the full time Director of Music at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta (UUCA), the largest UU congregation in the Southeast. At UUCA Mr. Milton runs one of the most eclectic and exceptional music programs in the city and in the denomination.
Donald Milton III has recently been named the Artistic Director of the Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus, a storied ensemble in its 37th season, the second oldest GLBT chorus in the country. Mr. Milton will serve in this role from January through June, 2018. Active in the Atlanta music scene Mr. Milton has served as the as the Executive Director of the Atlanta Master Chorale, as Artistic Director of the Dekalb Choral Guild, and is the founder and CEO of Sky Punch ATL, an organization that produces community music events including Hamiltunes ATL, a Hamilton sing-along.
Mr. Milton received his musical training at the University of Michigan studying choral conducting with Dr. Jerry Blackstone, Dr. Julie Skadsem and Dr. Paul Rardin.
As an educator Mr. Milton taught 5th-12th grade including teaching general music at an alternative school for emotionally impaired youth. An expert in vocal pedagogy, Mr. Milton has traveled the US and the world working with choirs and giving lectures including The Second Voice Change: The Aging Voice.
Conducting highlights include:
• A performance of Ein Deutches Requiem by Johannes Brahms combining UUCA choirs and Lux Atlanta as a benefit for Atlanta Hospice.
• Bringing the first ever American choir to Northeast India performing concerts in Jowai, and Shillong, Meghalaya.
• A tour of Eastern Europe with the UUCA choirs with concerts in Budapest, Kolozsvár, and Székelyudvarhely.
• Tours of Boston and St. Louis with the Royal Oak Children’s Choir.
• Planning and leading music for the Service of the Living Tradition at the 2015 UUA General Assembly in Portland, OR.
• The world premiere of Joshua Bornfield’s Missa Brevis for chamber choir and chamber orchestra.
• Benjamin Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb and Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna with Lux.