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NORTHWEST FLORIDA SYMPHONY CHORALE
Darrin Scott Isaac , NFSC Music Director & Conductor
Rev. Darrin Scott Isaac is a minister, composer, singer, and conductor
best known for his prolific contributions to hymnody and sacred choral
literature. He holds a Bachelors degree in Music from University of
Indianapolis where he studied voice and composition, a Master of Arts
in Music Ministry from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary where
his academic focus was liturgical composition, and recently completed
his Master of Divinity at Christian Theological Seminary. His original
choral works and hymns are regularly used in worship throughout the
United States and abroad. In concert settings Isaac’s music has been
presented by ensembles ranging from elementary school choirs to
collegiate and professional ensembles.
His most significant works include his piano sonatas, a mass setting,
his first symphony which premiered fall of 2022, and a setting of the Requiem Mass which
premiered in the fall of 2023.
As a conductor, Isaac specializes in sacred choral literature and has toured internationally
presenting works both classic and contemporary. His most formative choral conducting
training came from his work with the Cornish American Song Institute in 2018. This
opportunity allowed him to spend the summer in England working with professors and
ensembles in several Oxford Chapel Choirs in a program that culminated with a concert series
in Falmouth, Cornwall.
Additionally, Isaac has a background in opera and art song performance. The focus of his
repertoire is in oratorio literature and sacred song cycles. His published works include a book
of choral works, Four Motets and Oxford Canticles, and a Lenten devotional and hymn book
entitled 40 Days of Hymns.
Isaac’s primary work is at Point Washington United Methodist Church in Santa Rosa Beach,
Florida where he serves as the Associate Pastor Director of Music Ministries. He currently lives
in Panama City Beach, Florida with his wife, son, and daughter.