Music Director

Tim Keeler, Music Director, sang as a countertenor in Chanticleer for their 2017-18 season. In Chanticleer’s history, he is the fourth of its six music directors to have been a member of the ensemble. Prior to moving to San Francisco, he forged a career as an active conductor, singer, and educator. He has performed with New York Polyphony, The Clarion Choir, the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, and TENET. An avid proponent of new and challenging repertoire, Keeler performs regularly with Ekmeles, a vocal ensemble based in New York City and dedicated to contemporary, avant-garde, and infrequently performed vocal repertoire.

As an educator, Keeler directed the University of Maryland Men’s Chorus, served as director of choirs at the Special Music School High School in Manhattan, and worked closely with the Young People's Chorus of New York City as a vocal coach and satellite school conductor. He was also the choral conductor for Juilliard's new Summer Performing Arts program – a two-week, intensive summer course in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Keeler holds a BA in music from Princeton University with certificates in vocal performance and computer science, an MPhil in music and science from Cambridge University, an MM in choral conducting from the University of Michigan, and a DMA in choral conducting at the University of Maryland.