Theo Hicks Music

Theodore R. Hicks
D.A. Choral Conducting & Voice Performance, Ball State University
M.M. Choral Conducting, Ball State University
B.M. Music Education, Anderson University

Theo Hicks is an active choral composer and arranger, having written music for vocal ensembles all over the world.  Many of his arrangements have been premiered and performed by top choruses and quartets at the Barbershop Harmony Society’s (BHS) International Competitions.  His arrangements are published by Hal Leonard, BHS, Sheet Music Plus, and Theo Hicks Music.  His composition of i carry your heart with me won the Best Original Composition at Anderson University's Concerto/Aria Competition in 2009, and his most recent composition The Glade was premiered by the Ball State University Chamber Choir in 2019.

Theo is the Director of Choral Activities and Voice Area Coordinator at Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana.  He has a wide range of teaching experience, having taught K-12 choral and general music throughout his public school teaching career. He teaches advanced choral conducting, secondary choral methods, voice lessons, and conducts the AU Chorale and Vox Corvi (formerly “Valley Voices”).  He is also the musical director of the Greater Indianapolis Chapter Chorus, Circle City Sound, which performs regularly in central Indiana.

Internationally, Theo has taught conducting, voice, and vocal health to organizations and ensembles around the world, including Barbershop in Germany’s (BinG!) Harmony Academy in 2019, Barbershop Harmony Australia’s (BHA) Harmony Academy in 2018, and the British Association of Barbershop Singers (BABS) Directors Academy in both 2024 and 2015. He has also served on the faculty of Harmony University (of the BHS) for several years in Nashville, TN and New Orleans, LA.

As a vocalist, Theodore has performed worldwide with his quartet, the Barbershop Harmony Society’s 2015 International Quartet Champions, Instant Classic.  The quartet continues to tour regularly and has produced four studio recordings since their founding.  Notably, they have been a featured musical artist on The Today Show, and have also performed on The Sing-Off’s National Tour.  As a solo vocalist, Theodore has presented several concert recitals, including Schumann’s Dichterliebe with collaborative pianist Stacey Edwards, and has also recently prepared solos for the Mennonite Choral Society in Haydn’s The Creation and Handel’s Messiah. 

He holds active memberships in professional organizations with the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), National Association for Music Educators (NAfME), National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), the National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO), and the College Music Society (CMS).  He currently serves on the Indiana Choral Directors Association (ICDA) board as the Repertoire and Resources Chair for Men’s Choir and has presented numerous times at the Indiana Music Educators Association (IMEA) Conference and the ICDA Summer Conference.  Circle City Sound was also a featured performer at the 2019 ICDA Summer Conference, and Instant Classic has been a featured performer at the 2017 IMEA Conference.