aottley@wau.edu
Education:
Doctor of Worship Studies, Liberty University (2020)
Master of Music, Andrews University
Bachelor of Music, Washington Adventist University
Biography:
Anwar Ottley is an Associate Professor of Music and the Director of Choral Activities at Washington Adventist University where he leads university choirs and teaches courses in sacred music and musicianship. He also serves as the Director of Worship at the Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church located in Takoma Park, Maryland. He is a published arranger whose works have been performed in venues across the country including, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Washington National Cathedral.
Dr. Ottley currently serves as a member and rehearsal conductor for the world-renowned choral ensemble Jason Max Ferdinand Singers and has served as a section leader and rehearsal conductor of the Washington Master Chorale, where he studied conducting with the artistic director, Thomas Colohan. His list of teachers also includes Jason Ferdinand, Stephen Zork, Claudio Gonzalez, Timothy Sharp, and James Bingham. He has conducted clinics, festivals, and workshops for both choral music and worship.
Dr. Ottley holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Washington Adventist University, a Master of Music in Choral Conducting with a secondary emphasis in Theory and Composition from Andrews University, and a Doctor of Worship Studies degree from Liberty University. While his passion is choral music, it is also his desire to equip the next generation of musicians with the tools needed for worship ministry and leadership. He, his wife Sharlene, and two sons Jude and Ellis, currently reside in the Washington DC Area.