Meet Chuck Taft: Music Director and Conductor Extraordinaire

Dynamic Music Director, Conductor, and Performer

Chuck Taft is a music director, conductor, educator, and licensed pastor serving Asheville and Western North Carolina. His work includes choral and orchestral conducting, theater and worship music direction, higher education, community singing, and private voice and piano instruction. Across classrooms, rehearsal rooms, and sanctuaries, Chuck helps individuals and ensembles build confidence, connection, and meaningful musical experiences.

Chuck currently works at…

Adjunct Music Faculty, Director of University Chorale

2016-Present

Adjunct Music Faculty, Director of University Chorale

2016-Present

Founder, Music Director, Conductor

1998-Present

WNC Theater Work

Conductor and Music Director for various Western North Carolina theater productions.

Education: Chuck earned his Master of Music

Chuck earned his Master of Music - Music and Worship degree specializing in conducting from Lee University (Cleveland, TN) in 2018. Prior to that, he studied Choral Conducting and Voice at Mars Hill University and received his Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Western Carolina University. His masters work focused on the aging choral voice and the future of aging church choirs.

Family Life and Personal Interests

Chuck and Renee find boundless joy and inspiration in their three children, Ceili, Lillie, and Gabriel, who continually fill their lives with laughter, curiosity, and warmth. When Chuck isn't busy with work, he loves diving into a good book, kicking a soccer ball around, and letting the soothing melodies of the piano transport him to a calm place.

For Chuck and Renee, time spent together as a family is the heart of their happiness and greatest motivation source.

Professional Biography and Curriculum Vitae

To know more about Chuck, download his professional bio and complete CV.

Professional Bio
Complete CV

Gallery

  • A passionate singer, pianist, and musical leader with extensive experience in choral, orchestral, and musical theatre.
  • A man in a suit and tie singing or speaking at a music stand, next to a pianist wearing glasses and a face mask, in front of a decorated stained glass window with religious motifs in a church or chapel.
  • Chuck Taft performing as a choir conductor or soloist, standing at a music stand in a church or concert hall with wooden paneling and carved details on the wall.
  • Chuck and Renee Taft at a theater, holding a playbill for "Hades Town." They are sitting in a packed theater.
  • Chuck and Renee standing outdoors in a line, smiling, with hills and trees in the background with their three children.
  • Chuck Taft performing together with his daughter, Ceili Jordan Taftin a special even.
  • A graduation ceremony with individuals in academic regalia shaking hands and receiving diplomas.
  • A man in a blue shirt and dark blazer is speaking passionately to an audience outdoors, with several people in the background and some audience members in blue jackets facing him.
  • Group of young students and a man taking a selfie on a bus, smiling and having fun.
  • A group of choir singers dressed in black on a stage, with a smiling man in the foreground taking a selfie.
  • A woman playing a keyboard and a man sitting nearby in an empty auditorium.
  • A rehearsal or recording session in an empty theater or concert hall, with two men at the front, one with a microphone and the other adjusting equipment, and a person with gray hair and glasses in the foreground.
  • Choir group rehearsing with a conductor in a music room, with sheet music on the piano and walls decorated with vinyl records.
  • A man dressed in a tuxedo with a gold vest and bow tie standing and gesturing on a stage, with chairs and audience members seated in front of him in a room with wooden ceiling panels.
  • A man conducting an outdoor choir or orchestra on a sunny day, with a group of older women listening.
  • Conductor in a tuxedo standing on stage before a large orchestra performing in a concert hall
  • Chuck Taft and Asheville Senior Chorus preparing to perform the US National Anthem before a soccer match.