Eric O. Poole

Dr. Eric O. Poole is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Music at Howard University's College of Fine Arts. He concurrently serves as Music Director for University Events and Interim Director of Music at the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel. His faculty responsibilities include teaching applied voice, choral conducting, and directing the Howard University Choir. As Music Director, he leads artistic programming and conducts performances at university convocations and weekly chapel services.

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts in Music from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
• Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Howard University
• Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro

His research focuses on choral conducting techniques, vocal performance pedagogy, and the repertoire of sacred choral works—particularly those of Mark Oakland Fax. He has prepared ensembles for premieres of significant compositions including Adolphus Hailstork's America's Requiem: A Knee on the Neck and Wynton Marsalis' Abyssinian Mass.

Dr. Poole actively engages as a clinician for choral workshops across the Mid-Atlantic region, working with ensembles from multiple U.S. states including California, New York, and South Carolina.