Chorus Director: Robert Manners 

Robert Manners is currently a graduate assistant in choral conducting at Binghamton University, where he studies with Dr. William Culverhouse. Robert received his undergraduate degree from Nazareth College of Rochester. He also earned a masters degree in music composition from Florida State University where he first studied choral conducting with Dr. Andre Thomas. Before coming to Binghamton, he worked as director of music and liturgy for Marianne Cope Roman Catholic Parish, in Henrietta, New York. In his time at Binghamton, Robert has worked with all three principal choirs and has founded Resonant Voices, TTBB ensemble, which highlights works by Female and other underrepresented composers. As an avid performer, Robert also sings with many choirs and performs around upstate New York. Most recently he sang with Southern Tier Singers Collective in the world premiere of Dr. Zanaida Robles' Mass in E minor. He also performed as the soloist for Mawlyya by Shireen Abu-Khader and as Monostatos in The Magic Flute by W.A. Mozart with Binghamton University choruses and opera.