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Dr. Scott MacLeod (Voice/Lyric Theatre) maintains an active musical career as a singer, teacher, conductor, and stage director. Notable roles as soloist include John Adams’ The Wound Dresser with the North Carolina Symphony, Frederik in A Little Night Music with Piedmont Opera, a workshop performance of Scott Wheeler’s The Sorrows of Frederick with the Center for Contemporary Opera, Hercules in Patrick Morganelli’s Hercules v. Vampires with North Carolina Opera, Pangle in the North Carolina premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s Cold Mountain, three tours of Messiah with the National Symphony of Costa Rica, and a performance of original works by J. Mark Scearce at the historic Municipal House in Prague.

Dr. MacLeod has served as North Carolina Opera’s (NCO) chorus master for 28 productions since the 2013 performance of Aida. Most recently he led the NCO chorus in Andrea Bocelli’s sold-out Valentine’s Day concert in PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 2022 he received a state department grant from the U.S. Consulate in Marseille, France, to perform an ocean conservation-themed recital tour, which culminated in a performance in Monaco for Prince Albert II and invited guests; he performed the same concert in the Washington National Gallery Music Series on Earth Day, 2023. In 2017 he was awarded an honorary faculty post at Shaoguan University (Guangdong, China), where he staged and music directed their first full opera production, Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo. Dr. MacLeod was formerly Professor of Music at High Point University in High Point, North Carolina, where he received the 2021 “Innovation and Creativity in Teaching” Award.