Oregon Adult Camp

A native of Asheville NC, Suzannah is a performer, teacher, activist, organizer and community leader. She comes from a family of three generations of traditional Appalachian and British Isles singers, storytellers, artists and dancers

Suzannah has been touring and teaching with VH ensembles for the past twenty five years, both in the USA and abroad. She was a young adult founding member of the VH alumni group, the Starry Mountain Singers. Historically one of VH most popular teachers, she became VH’s acting Board President in 2018 and joined the executive team in 2021.

Currently Suzannah is the founder-director of the Wild Asheville Community Chorus as well as a member of the traditional music faculty at Warren Wilson College.

As an activist she leads educational talks, marches in the streets and works with local people through her non-profit Community Roots.

Frank Watkins joined the faculty of Arizona State University in fall 2025 as Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities. Prior to his appointment at ASU, Watkins served as Director of Choral Activities at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. 

Frank is in demand as guest conductor and clinician and has been active with Village Harmony, having taught workshops on Black Gospel Music in the United States, Republic of Georgia, Canada, and South Africa. 

Frank’s research interests include the intersectionality of race, class, and gender in the music of African-American Women in the 21st century and the use of intercultural music education as a catalyst for social change. In 2017, he led an International Fellows Program trip to Dakar, Senegal to study the use of hip-hop and rap as a form of non-violent political protest. In 2018, Frank led a subsequent International Fellows Program trip to Dakar, Senegal to study the use of music in the fight against colorism. In 2023, he presented workshops on Black Gospel music in Polokwane and Cape Town, South Africa.  

Julio Morales is a choral conductor, composer, pianist and music educator residing in Veracruz, Mexico with aMaster’s Degree in Composition from the Tito Puente University. He currently serves as director of the community choir program at the Instituto Veracruzano de la Cultura and teaches choral conducting at the Instituto Superior de Música Esperanza Azteca.

Julio founded Vox A Cappella Band (a.k.a Vox Populi Project) in 2012, an internationally known a cappella group that promotes the popular rhythms of Mexico through Latin styles, pop and jazz. Since its foundation they have made multiple international tours in Germany, Argentina, Ecuador, USA, Spain, France and Poland.

In 2018 he joined Exigence vocal ensemble as a tenor singer, a professional ensemble with selected singers of different nationalities. In 2020 he founded Los Bordershop Quartet, the first binational barbershop quartet that seeks to represent Mexico and USA with barbershop repertoire in Spanish and English.

Julio has given many choral conducting and composition workshops in Cuba, USA, Argentina, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Germany, and Mexico. His arrangements have won him international recognition and his music has premiered in the USA, Canada, Germany, France, Poland, Spain, Latvia, Estonia, Thailand, Indonesia and in countries throughout Latin America. His music is published by Hal Leonard, La Voz Music Publishing, Graphite Publisher and can be purchased at: juliomoralesmusic.com