As guest conductor, he has been featured on the podium with the Richmond (VA), North Carolina, Virginia and Arkansas Symphonies and the Memphis Ballet, as well as ensembles in Boston, Cleveland, Dallas, Spokane, Santa Barbara and other cities around the country. In Europe Evans has made guest appearances with the Oradea and Giurgiu Philharmonic Orchestras of Romania and has worked with conservatory orchestras in Bucharest and other cities. His orchestral performances have been broadcast frequently on National Public Radio.

A native of Dallas, Maestro Evans began singing in choirs at an early age under the tutelage of his father, an Episcopal church organist and choir director. He continued vocal studies and choral activities throughout his advanced orchestral and conducting training, having the opportunity to work with eminent choral directors such as Lloyd Pfautsch and Robert Page. He held leadership positions in church choirs and civic choral groups in Dallas, Jackson MS, Memphis, Little Rock and Myrtle Beach.

Concurrently with his orchestral career Maestro Evans has held director positions with groups such as the Arkansas Choral Society and the Coastal Carolina University Concert Choir. He has also served as interim choir director for Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Little Rock AR and Trinity Church in Myrtle Beach. He is currently Director of Music at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah in Myrtle Beach.

Critics have praised Evans’ conducting as “exuberant,” describing him as an “elegant, enraptured performer” and a “solid and polished conductor.” A champion of 20th-century music, he has conducted several world premieres in addition to contemporary concert, dance and operatic works. His performance of William Schuman’s Credendum was praised as “straight ahead, no-nonsense” with “meaty, nicely calculated climaxes and unflagging energy” (Greensboro, NC). The Memphis Commercial Appeal stated that his rendering of the music of Ives and Schönberg “reaffirmed Evans’ status as a key interpreter of Modernism.”

Maestro Evans has an equally extensive background in both traditional and popular idioms. In addition to performing with major pop acts such as Judy Collins, Maureen McGovern and Maurice Williams, he has created a wide variety of programs—Rock ‘n Roll, Gospel, Beach Music and Bluegrass—for which he has written many orchestral arrangements.

Evans’ conducting training has included a fellowship under eminent American composer/conductor Gunther Schuller at the Festival at Sandpoint, as well as a fellowship at the Aspen Music Festival. He has also studied under Leonard Slatkin, David Zinman, Boris Goldovsky, and David Effron. He was one of four Americans selected to compete in the Antonio Pedrotti International Conducting Competition in Italy. In 2000, Evans was invited to participate in the Wiener Musikseminar at Vienna’s Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, where he was awarded Second Prize in Performance. He holds a B.M. degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, a M.M. from Southern Methodist University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music.

Maestro Evans is excited about his new role as Music Director with the Carolina Master Chorale, building upon the musical achievements of his predecessor, friend and colleague Dr. Timothy Koch, and furthering his own personal commitment of delivering to audiences an exceptional standard of performance and imaginative programming. He looks forward to continuing the growth and development of The Carolina Master Chorale, serving the residents of, and visitors to, this ever-growing community.