Our Director, James L. Angel

Jim began his service as Director of the Rockville Men's Chorus in September of 2004. With almost thirty years of directing choral music, Jim is a highly experienced and professional musician, and the Rockville Men's Chorus considers itself very fortunate to have him as director.

He received his B.A. in Music from Bowling Green State University and a Master of Sacred Music from Boston University School of Theology. In addition, he earned a Master of Music in Composition from the State University of New York at Potsdam.

He has directed choirs of all sizes and styles including jazz, swing, church, college, show, and Sweet Adelines. He has headed music programs in a number of different churches and is currently the Director of Music at Faith United Methodist Church in Rockville, Maryland. To reach him, you may leave a message at Faith Church, 301-881-1881.

In addition, he has served as the head of church music programs at two different colleges: John Wesley College in High Point, NC, and Alderson Broaddus (AB) College in Philippi, WV. While at AB, he directed a touring choir that performed in over five hundred churches throughout the United States. In 1997 this choir traveled to Thailand and India where they sang for over three quarters of a million people. His groups have recorded two albums.