About me
Conductor and music educator Darrel Whidden joined the music department as choral director at South Portland High School in the fall of 2022. There, he teaches music electives, and conducts the chorus, and the South Portland Chamber Singers. Previously, Darrel has taught general music, instrumental, and choral music at the primary, secondary and collegiate levels in Maine and Massachusetts for the last 20 years. B.M., Music Education, Osher School of Music. M.M., Choral Conducting, New England Conservatory. Conducting and vocal studies with Erica J. Washburn, director of choral activities, New England Conservatory.