Jefferson Johnson

Jefferson Johnson is Director of Choral Activities at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky where he conducts the University Chorale, UK Choristers, and Men's Chorus. He also teaches advanced choral conducting, choral methods and literature, and directs the graduate program (MM and DMA degrees) in choral music. A native of Atlanta, he received the Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Georgia (magna cum laude, 1978), the Master of Music from the University of Tennessee (1981), and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Colorado (1992). While living in Atlanta, he was also a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Chamber Chorus conducted by Robert Shaw.

He has recently conducted honor choruses and been a clinician for the ACDA-National Convention (Washington, D.C.), as well as many state and regional conferences. The UK Chorale has performed at regional and state conventions of ACDA and MENC. He conducted the University of Kentucky Men's Choir at the 2006 National Association for Music Education (formerly MENC) in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is scheduled to conduct the UK Men's Choir at the first annual National Collegiate Choral Organization conference in San Antonio, Texas.