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About Us

Keely Rhodes, DMA

Dr. Keely Rhodes is our Artistic Director. Keely is a mezzo-soprano who received a Bachelor’s of Music degree from Oberlin Conservatory and a Master’s and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the University of Texas in Austin. In academia, Dr. Rhodes has served as a director of choirs, head of vocal studies, and an assistant professor of music. She has also had the honor of serving as a Fulbright scholar to Italy in 2006-2007. She joined USC Aiken as an Assistant Professor of Music in 2019. Keely also teaches private voice lessons, performs as a soloist and collaborative artist for choral, chamber, and symphonic groups and as an opera singer in the United States, Europe, Central America, and South America.

Artistic Director

Justin Hornsby, MM, MAT

Mr. Justin Hornsby is a graduate of Westminster Choir College of Princeton, NJ. He holds the degree of Master of Music in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy, Master of Arts in Teaching in Music Education, and a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance. He is a frequent performer and collaborator in Georgia and South Carolina. He accompanies many of the choirs in the CSRA such as Grovetown High, Grovetown Middle, Augusta Prep, The Southboundary SIngers, Warren Road Elem, All County Choir, and many other ensembles. He has a thriving private studio where he teaches Piano, Organ, and Voice lessons. Past performances include chamber music concerts throughout Austria, local community recitals, and collaborative recitals at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan, NY. He is the Music Director and Organist at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church.