Dr. Gary Packwood
Mississippi State University
Gary Packwood is an associate professor and serves as the Program Administrator and
Director of Choral Activities at Mississippi State University, where he oversees all
administrative aspects the choral area and conducts the Women of State and MSU Singers.
Prior to this appointment, Dr. Packwood served in similar positions at Louisiana State
University and the University of Montevallo. Dr. Packwood has conducted all-state
and festival honor choirs in 27 states, Asia, Europe, and South America. Ensembles
under his leadership have performed in Carnegie Hall, The White House, throughout
Paris, Austria, and The Czech Republic, as well as during state, regional, and national
conferences of the National Association for Music Education and the American Choral
Directors Association (ACDA), A Lifetime member of ACDA, he was President-elect of
ACDA-Alabama and is currently the president-elect for Southern Division-ACDA chapter.
Dr. Packwood is a member of Golden Key International Honour Society, Phi Mu Alpha
Sinfonia and Pi Kappa Lambda. He has written Choral Review articles for the Choral
Journal and his own articles have been published in MENC’s journal, Teaching Music,
and the 2nd Edition of the AmeriGrove Dictionary.