Dr. James Wilson is a conductor, singer, and music educator. As Viterbo University's director of choral studies, he leads the Concert Choir, 9th Street Singers, and Viterbo Choral Arts. Recent performances include the 2024 WCDA Conference, A Viterbo Christmas, Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance, John Musto’s Later the Same Evening, and Charles Gounod’s Saint Cecilia Mass, done in collaboration with the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra. Wilson serves as assistant conductor for the LSO and conducts the Symphony for Youth performance series.

Prior to his coming to Viterbo, Wilson served as professor of music and director of choirs at Wesley College, a private liberal arts college located in Dover, Del. For 10 years he served as artistic director of the Delaware Choral Society, with performances including Handel’s Messiah, Orff’s Carmina Burana, and Haydn’s The Creation. In 2014, Wilson founded and directed the Kent Chamber Choir, Delaware’s premier all-auditioned community choral ensemble. From 2014–2020, he served in the roles of president elect, president, and past president of Delaware ACDA.

Wilson’s education includes a BM in vocal performance from The Hartt School, an MM in choral conducting from Boston University, and a DMA in choral conducting from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His teachers and mentors include Ann Howard Jones, Therees Hibbard, Peter Eklund, and Alexander Platt.