Director: Robert Pritchard

Robert Pritchard is a native of North Carolina and a Charlotte resident since 1988. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Mars Hill College where he was a student of Robert and Mollie Rich and of Julie Fortney. He earned a Master of Music degree in vocal performance from Louisiana State University where he served as the graduate assistant to the Director of Choral Activities. He has held teaching positions from middle school through the college level and has been active as a singer, conductor, clinician, adjudicator, and church musician for more than 30 years. Mr. Pritchard has conducted a number of European choral tours, performing most recently at St. Paul's Cathedral in London, Ely Cathedral and its acclaimed Lady Chapel, and York Minster. His contributions to the Charlotte music community include Oratorio Singers, Oratorio Chamber Choir, and as soloist with the Charlotte Symphony. He directed the Festival Singers of Carolina Voices (formerly the Charlotte Choral Society) for 8½ years prior to founding Renaissance in February 2002. His choirs have appeared at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC for the past fourteen years. In addition to his work with Renaissance, he has been the Director of Music at Dilworth United Methodist Church since 1998. He is currently Operations Manager for the choral music division of Brodt Music Company, Inc. of Charlotte.