The Choir Director Podcast

The Choir Director Podcast is the essential resource for choir directors, conductors and vocal leaders who want to build stronger choirs, run better rehearsals and create outstanding musical experiences.

Hosted by international conductor and festival producer Russell Scott, each episode shares practical strategies for rehearsal technique, vocal training, repertoire choices, choir recruitment, leadership, performance preparation and managing real-world community and amateur choirs.

Whether you lead a school choir, church choir, community choir or professional ensemble, this podcast gives you actionable ideas you can apply immediately — from improving blend and tuning to motivating singers and growing your choir.

Featuring expert interviews with leading conductors, vocal specialists, composers and choir educators, alongside solo coaching episodes packed with real solutions for real choir challenges.

If you’re a choir director who wants practical tools, musical insight and leadership strategies to help your singers thrive, this is the podcast for you.

Guest

Isaac Cates

Isaac Cates is a Kansas City-based composer, conductor, pianist, arranger, and choral clinician whose work sits at the crossroads of gospel and classical music. He studied at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and co-founded the vocal ensemble Ordained in 2004. His original composition Strong Tower is performed and translated in over 17 countries. He released his latest album Amazed in 2022 and made his Carnegie Hall debut in November 2023. Isaac serves as Director of Music Outreach and Worship Leader at Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, and is an internationally sought-after choral clinician who has taught and performed across Europe, Africa, and Australia. He is a Grammy voting member and recent Grammy nominee.

https://isaaccatesmusic.com

Guest appearance on:

Ep #22: Isaac Cates: Earn It Before You Teach It; Live It Before You Lead It