Dr. Evans comes to UAB from DePauw University, where he has served as Director of Admission for the School of Music since 2013. Dr. Evans was raised in Birmingham and graduated from Erwin High School, where he was inspired by choral director Marcia Wright to pursue the path of becoming a musician and a teacher. Prior to his time at DePauw, he was a member of the faculty at Yale University in the Institute of Sacred Music and the Yale Divinity School. At Yale, he also served as Director of Music for the daily ecumenical worship in the Marquand Chapel. Before joining Yale, he was a tenured voice professor and opera director at the University of Delaware.Dr. Evans received both Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Education degrees from the University of Montevallo in 1988, with a concentration in vocal performance. He went on to Florida State University, where he completed his Master of Music and Doctor of Music degrees in 1991 and 1998, respectively, concentrating in vocal performance and literature.
As a baritone, Dr. Evans has performed in opera, oratorio and recital performances throughout the United States and abroad, including the Tanglewood Festival, Cleveland Art Song Festival, and the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan. He is an in-demand lecturer, practitioner, and clinician in the fields of sacred music and congregational song, and serves as Visiting Artist at Broadway Presbyterian Church in New York City, a post he has held since 2001. He is a member of the North American Academy of Liturgy and has a number of publications, performances, and presentations to his name.
“I am delighted that Dr. Evans has chosen to join UAB as a member of the College of Arts and Sciences leadership team,” says Dean Robert Palazzo. “We are proud of the legacy of the Music Department in bringing joy and culture to the UAB campus and the city of Birmingham. I am confident that Dr. Evans recognizes the significance of the Music Department and the value that it brings to the education of all of our students. His global perspective and international reputation coupled with his interests in student recruitment and success will forward attainment of the goals of the College of Arts and Sciences Strategic Plan.”
Dr. Evans says he is happy to returning home to Birmingham. “I love my hometown, and I love the energy, vision, and transformation that has come from having UAB at the center of it. I’m excited to join a music faculty who are fiercely committed to the artistic and intellectual growth of their students, and to the cultural life of the city. I look forward to working with them to expand the reach of the department they’ve faithfully built over the last thirty years, and to explore further collaborative possibilities within the College of Arts and Sciences, the wider University, area high schools, and artistic organizations in Birmingham.”
