Alabama A & M University

Music at Alabama A&M University continues to be one of the institution’s greatest traditions and a public relations feature. With a distinguished and qualified faculty, the Performing Arts program continues to produce outstanding marching and concert bands, and a concert choir that has regional and national prominence. Distinguished American musicians have served as chairmen over the years: William Grant Still, William C. Handy, James H. Wilson, Dr. Henry Bradford, Jr., Richard F. Tucker and the present chairman Dr. Horace R. Carney, Jr.