Spiritual / Arr. Rollo Dilworth
Rollo Dilworth composer / arranger
date of birth: 31.07.1970
Rollo A. Dilworth (born July 31st, 1970) is an American choral composer, arranger, conductor, and music educator from St. Louis, Missouri.
Dilworth served as the director of the music education and choral programs at North Park University in Chicago, Illinois from 1996 to 2009. In 1998, both Colla Voce and Hal Leonard contacted Dilworth, offering him publishing contracts. Since then, Dilworth has had over 150 works published. He has contributed to the Choir Builders series of choral textbooks and to the music magazine Music Express, both of which are published by Hal Leonard. In 2003, he was the recipient of North Park University's Zenos Hawkinson Award for Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership. After 2009, Dilworth accepted a position as a professor of music at Temple University in Pennsylvania. He is the chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy department there. In 2017, he was honored with the Temple University Faculty Award for Research and Creative Achievement. Dilworth has, through his compositional and educational endeavors, become an active participant in the domestic and international worlds of music.
Dilworth served as the director of the music education and choral programs at North Park University in Chicago, Illinois from 1996 to 2009. In 1998, both Colla Voce and Hal Leonard contacted Dilworth, offering him publishing contracts. Since then, Dilworth has had over 150 works published. He has contributed to the Choir Builders series of choral textbooks and to the music magazine Music Express, both of which are published by Hal Leonard. In 2003, he was the recipient of North Park University's Zenos Hawkinson Award for Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership. After 2009, Dilworth accepted a position as a professor of music at Temple University in Pennsylvania. He is the chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy department there. In 2017, he was honored with the Temple University Faculty Award for Research and Creative Achievement. Dilworth has, through his compositional and educational endeavors, become an active participant in the domestic and international worlds of music.