John F. Warren is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Syracuse University, where he conducts choirs, and teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses in conducting, choral literature, and rehearsal techniques. During his eleven-year tenure, Syracuse choirs toured throughout the Northeast United States and Canada, as well as Europe and South America. In 2015, the Syracuse University Singers won the Grand Prix at the Florileg? Vocal de Tours in France, which entitled them to compete in Varna, Bulgaria last May as a finalist in the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing 2016. Dr. Warren is a regular guest conductor with Symphoria, the professional orchestra of Syracuse, New York. He was the NYACDA Choral Director of the Year in 2016 and is a 2011 recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award from the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University. Prior to coming to Syracuse, Dr. Warren was the Director of Choral Activities at Erskine College in South Carolina, where he was awarded the Younts Excellence in Teaching Award in 2005. Dr. Warren serves ACDA on the Standing Committee on International Relations. Dr. Warren has lectured, adjudicated and conducted festival choirs throughout the Eastern United States, Bulgaria, Cuba and France, and has published research in the Choral Journal and the International Choral Bulletin.
