J. Aaron McDermid – Tenor 

Conductor and composer, J. Aaron McDermid is currently  the Director of Choral Activities at Jamestown College. Prior to his arrival in Jamestown, McDermid was the Conductor and Artistic Director of the Tucson Masterworks Chorale, where he conducted performances of the Bach St. John Passion, Duruflé Requiem, Bach Magnificat, and Brahms Nänie. He was also the Assistant Conductor of the internationally acclaimed University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club, and Choral Director at Northfield High School in Northfield, Minnesota where he was named 1999 Outstanding Young Choral Conductor by ACDA of Minnesota. Aaron’s compositions are performed by choirs throughout the United States and Europe, including performances at ACDA National Conventions, the Kentucky, North Dakota, and Tennessee All-State Choirs, the International Honor Choir in Berlin, Germany, and the Australian National Choral Association Honor Choir in Melbourne, Australia.