Gerald Knight

Biography

Gerald Knight, tenor, is a graduate of The Florida State University (Ph.D. in Music Education and Conducting); the University of South Carolina (Master of Music Education and the Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance); and Benedict College (Bachelor of Science in Music Education). Knight is an Associate Professor of Music and serves as Coordinator of Music Education, Director of the Elon University Chorale, and Director of the Music in the Village, a successful community outreach project that recently received the Chapter of Excellence Award from the North Carolina Music Educator’s Association. The project also received the Chapter of Excellence Award form the National Association for Music Education.

Research Interest

music of Black composers, multicultural music, the music of lesser-known or unknown composers, and newly composed music.