Dr. Carlton Monroe

Dr. Carlton Monroe is the Director of Music at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Terrace Park, Ohio, where, in addition to leading an active choral program for children and adults, he established and conducts the Bach Ensemble, a professional ensemble of instrumentalists and vocalists who perform services and concerts centered on the music of J. S. Bach. As a conductor and music educator, he has taught at every level from elementary to college, including positions at Ursuline Academy and Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati, Miami University (OH), and Georgia College & State University. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

He serves on the boards of the Burden Foundation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the Cincinnati Country Day School, and The Children’s Theater of Cincinnati. He lives in Cincinnati with his wife, Jennifer, contrabassoonist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.