By Charlie Patton
JACKSONVILLE, FL — Donald McCullough, a Jacksonville native who was the conductor of the highly regarded Master Chorale of Washington at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for more than a decade, has been named the new director of the Jacksonville Symphony Chorus.
Fabio Mechetti, the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra’s music director, praised the three finalists. Timothy Snyder of Jacksonville University, Cara Tasher of the University of North Florida and McCullough took turns directing the chorus during the just completed 2011-12 season.
“This has been a great year for the chorus, which has grown remarkably through the experience of three very talented and gifted conductors from our Jacksonville community,” Mechetti said. “As we continue building and improving the many talents of the chorus, we believe that Donald McCullough will be the best able to lead them to a new singing level.”
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