Eric Posada is a vibrant and diverse conductor, choral educator, and mentor that is passionate about uniting human beings across the world through profound, transformative choral experiences. Dr. Posada currently serves as Director of Choral Activities at Angelo State University. Previously, he held academic appointments at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, Tyler Junior College, Texas A&M University, and Texas Tech University. Posada was recently elected Texas Choral Directors Association (TCDA) Vice-President of College & New Professionals, and is the Founder/Artistic Director of Pasión and the San Angelo Chorus.

 

Dr. Posada has presented interest sessions for twenty-nine international, national, regional, or state music conferences. His professional chorus, Pasión, won third place in The American Prize for two categories, Choral Performance and the Performance of American Music, and was selected through refereed audition as Performing Choir for the 2021 TCDA Summer Conference. Posada has held conducting posts with civic choruses such as the East Texas Symphony Chorus, Brazos Valley Chorale, The Lubbock Chorale, and his newly founded San Angelo Chorus. In addition to his work in academia and the community, Dr. Posada has served eighteen years as a Director of Music in liturgical settings, the highlight of which was a performance at Notre-Dame de Paris. Sought after as a Spanish poetic translator, Posada was a member of The Ponce Project Foundation team that published and presented Manuel M. Ponce: Obra completa para voz Vol. 1, 25 canciones folclóricas mexicanas, the first anthology of Ponce’s vocal music, for the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Conference.

 

From performances in Germany, Canada, and France to working with Donald Neuen, Paul Salumunovich, and Tim Brown, Dr. Posada has been honored and privileged to collaborate with esteemed colleagues and ensembles across the world. This past March, Posada served as Guest Conductor for Manhattan Concert Productions and performed Ola Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass at Carnegie Hall with the Masterwork Festival Chorus, Angelo State Chorale, and the New York City Chamber Orchestra. During his tenure at Angelo State University, the choral program has experienced extraordinary growth, sung for The College Music Society’s South Regional Conference, and served as the demonstration choir for the NATS International Conference. In the summer months, Dr. Posada hosts Conducting Symposiums for conductors of all-levels and has partnered with luminaries such as Victor Johnson, Marques L. A. Garrett, Mari Esabel Valverde, Christi Jones, Laura Farnell, and Patrick Vu. In preparation for Pasión’s TCDA concert at the Lila Cockrell Theatre, Posada worked closely with composers Dominick DiOrio, Kyle Pederson, Mari Esabel Valverde, and Dan Forrest. The chorus performed the manuscript of Forrest’s Light Beyond Shadow that marked the official return to live in-person singing.

 

Postdoctoral work for Dr. Posada has included study with GRAMMY award winner Jerry Blackstone and Dan Bara. He earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting from Texas Tech University in 2015 and served as graduate assistant under the tutelage of Richard Bjella. Prior to his doctoral studies, Posada was a graduate assistant of Allen Hightower and completed his Master of Music degree in choral conducting at Sam Houston State University. In 2003, Dr. Posada received his Bachelor of Music degree with concentration in Teacher Preparation, also from Texas Tech, at which his conducting teachers were John Dickson, Pamela Elrod, and Gary Lewis.