Cheryl Dupont is the Artistic Director of the New Orleans Children's Chorus and Youth Chorale. Although she is known throughtout the United States for her work with children’s choirs, Cheryl is equally experienced at working with mixed choirs on the high school, college and adult levels. She previously taught at Benjamin Franklin High School for thirteen years and served as Interim Director of Choral Activities at the University of New Orleans for the 1999-2000 academic year. Mrs. Dupont has also served as an Instructor of Voice at the University of New Orleans, Womens' Chorus Director at Loyola University of the South, and as Associate Conductor of the Symphony Chorus of New Orleans. Other experience includes teaching and conducting on the elementary level and in churches. Her choirs have won numerous awards in music festivals throughout the South, and have appeared at state and regional conventions of the American Choral Directors Association (Savannah in 1992, Knoxville in 1994, and Orlando in 2000), the national convention of the Organization of American Kodaly Educators in 1998, and several times at Carnegie Hall. The New Orleans Children's Chorus toured Italy in the summer of 1996 under her direction and made their solo debut at Carnegie Hall in New York in June of 1997.

Mrs. Dupont is in demand as a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator. She has conducted all-state choirs or other statewide festivals in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Kentucky and New Jersey, and conducts frequently in Louisiana, Florida and other southeastern states.

She holds the Bachelor of Music Education degree in Piano and Voice and the Master of Music Education degree in Conducting Performance, both from Loyola University of the South, and the Artist-Teacher Diploma from the Choral Music Experience Institute. She is now a Teaching Associate for the Choral Music Experience Institute, working in the field of advanced training of choral teacher/conductors. Cheryl is the director of the Choral Music Experience certification course held annually in North Carolina. In addition, she is the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Crescent City Choral Festival, an annual choral festival for children throughout the United States, which is in its fifth successful year.

Mrs. Dupont has assumed many leadership roles on the district level of the Louisiana Music Educators Association. An active member of the American Choral Directors Association, she served from 1993- 1999 as Southern Division Repertoire and Standards Chairperson on the National Committee on Children's Choirs. She is the founder and chairperson of the Louisiana ACDA Elementary All-State Honor Chorus. Cheryl is a member of the Organization of American Kodaly Educators and was selected for inclusion in "Who's Who Among American Teachers." She presently serves as President of the Association for Choral Music Education.

Eleanor Miller is in her eighteenth year of teaching vocal music education. She is currently completing her fourth year as director of the New Orleans Children's Chorus Intermediate Chorus; in addition she is in her second year with the NOCC Songbirds program. Mrs. Miller also conducts the Developmental and Concert Choirs at St. Dominic School in New Orleans, where she teaches music education to grades K-8. Her choral groups consistently receive superior ratings at district and state festivals, and many of her choral students participate in auditioned honor choirs. In April 1996 and again in April 2000, Mrs. Miller's choirs performed as part of the National Children's Choirs at Carnegie Hall. Mrs. Miller is a graduate of the University of New Orleans in vocal music education, and received her Kodaly certification through Southwest Texas University in San Marcos, Texas. Eleanor has served as an adjudicator for solo and small ensemble festivals and has also served as guest clinician for honor choirs. She is an active member of LMEA and until recently served as chairperson of the District VI Elementary and Junior High Girls Honor Choir. In addition she serves as President of the Louisiana Association of Kodaly Educators.

Kevin Caparotta is Principal Accompanist for the New Orleans Children's Chorus, and has accompanied the ensembles of NOCC in performances throughout the United States and in Europe. He is also the Choral Director at Brother Martin High School in New Orleans. His varied experience includes accompanying the Loyola University Ballet, the Symphony Chorus of New Orleans, and the Louisiana District and All-State Choirs. In addition, he has performed as both accompanist and singer while touring Europe with the Loyola Chorale and the Loyola Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Caparotta has been musical director, conductor, and/or pianist for over 40 theatrical productions in New Orleans and Orlando, Florida. Most recently, he served as one of the orchestrators/music copyists for the national tour of Victor, Victoria. He has composed music for several groups, including the NOCC Concert Chorus and Youth Chorale and the a capella group Four For a Dollar at Walt Disney World.