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Our Professional Music Staff

Edgar Scruggs
Director of Music and Conductor

Mr. Scruggs serves in his first season with the DeKalb Choral Guild and as the fourth conductor in the history of the organization. He received his degrees from the University of Tennessee (B.S. and M.M.), The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.C.M.), and continues his Ph.D. studies at Florida State University. Mr. Scruggs currently serves as the Director of Music for Mountain Park United Methodist Church in Stone Mountain.

Prior to joining this organization, he held the position as Director of Choral Studies, first, at the University of Georgia and most recently, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Edgar most recently served as Conductor-in-Residence with MidAmerica Productions in New York, New York.

Mr. Scruggs has prepared choirs for such distinguished conductors as Robert Shaw, Sir David Willcocks, Paul Leddington Wright, Jonathan Willcocks, Donald Neuen, and Andre Thomas. His ensembles have performed at the state and national conventions of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) and the state and division conferences of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and his international conducting experience includes performances for the International Church Music Festival in Coventry, England, for both television and radio for the BBC and festivals in Latvia and Estonia.

Additionally, Mr. Scruggs was musical director for Belmont University's "Christmas at Belmont," produced by PBS and nationally televised each holiday season since 2003.

Leanne Elmer Hermann
Accompanist

Mrs. Herrmann has served as the Accompanist for the DeKalb Choral Guild since 1988. She is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance. She works throughout the metro Atlanta area as a free-lance accompanist and chamber music pianist. Ms. Herrmann is currently the accompanist for the Collegium Vocale and the Summer Singers of Atlanta. She is the staff pianist for Paideia School. Ms. Herrmann has recently taken on the post of organist at Northwest Presbyterian Church. She has appeared in concert with the Gwinnett Festival Singers, the Gwinnett Young Singers, the Young Singers of Callanwolde and the William Baker Singers.