Georgiann Hinchcliffe Toole is a West Virginia native who currently resides in Sharpsburg, Maryland. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Shepherd College (Shepherdstown, WV), a Master of Music in Conducting from the Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University(Winchester, VA), and a Ph.D. in Music Education from The University of North Carolina-Greensboro. She has taught choral and general music in public and private schools, and music education courses at Shepherd College, UNCG, and Shenandoah University. A strong believer in the value of musical performance activities for people of all ages and ability levels, Dr. Toole has participated as singer or conductor for many church music programs and community and professional theater groups, and is a long-time member of the chamber choir Winchester Musica Viva. She is a member of Chorus America and the American Choral Directors Association, and has served as clinician, guest conductor, and/or composer for county and regional honors choruses in West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Georgiann is currently on the education faculty at Shepherd University, and directs the adult choir at Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church.