Chicago Community Chorus

Our Conductors

Keith Hampton, DM

Artistic Director/Founder

Keith Hampton is currently the Director of Music Ministries and Organist at the Park Manor Christian Church, in Chicago, IL. Dr. Hampton is very active as a conductor, an organ soloist, and an accompanist and is in constant demand as a workshop clinician. He has guest conducted the Rhode Island All-State Chorus, American Choral Directors Association's Eastern Division High School Honor's Choir, Baltimore All-County High School Chorus and the Pennsylvania Region I and Region VI High School Choirs.

Keith Hampton earned a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ; a Master of Arts Degree from Marywood University, Scranton, P A; and a Doctor of Music Degree in Church Music from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. In addition, he has attended the Robert Shaw Workshop for Choral Conductors sponsored by Carnegie Hall in New York. In the summers of 2003 and 2004, Dr. Hampton was chosen as one of fourteen conductors who participated in the Oregon Bach Festival Conducting Master classes. This festival was held at the University of Oregon under the direction of Helmuth Rilling and Thomas Somerville.

Dr. Hampton is the President of Dr. K. T. Productions, Inc. that provides music transcriptions of Black Gospel Music with the use of Finale by Coda Music. As a published composer, Keith Hampton's arrangements of Spirituals and Gospel Songs can be found at Augsburg Press, Earthsongs Publications and Hinshaw Music. In 1998, his composition, Praise His Holy Name, was among the ten most popular pieces to be performed by choirs.

Timothy Maynie, M.Ed

Assistant Conductor

Timothy Maynie is currently the Minister of Music at the Ingleside-Whitfield United Methodist Church, in Chicago, IL. In addition, he has been teaching in Chicago Public Schools for 10 years. During this time, he has taught K-8 students in General Music, Beginning Chorus, Concert Chorus, Math, and Reading. Under his direction, the Concert Chorus consistently earned Excellent and Superior ratings at various music festivals.

Mr. Maynie earned a Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano Performance and Music Education from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa where he studied piano with Sylvia Wang and Dr. Carol Thomas. He has recently been awarded the Masters of Education Degree in Middle Level Education from National-Louis University, Chicago, IL.

Mr. Maynie was a founding member of the South Shore Community Chorus, a residency program of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. As a youth, he served as junior organist at the South Shore United Methodist Church. Mr. Maynie is a member of the Sweet Holy Spirit Baptist Church and the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Fraternity.