"Music educator, Conductor, and tenor, Dr. Jason A. Dungee, currently serves as the Director of Choral Activities at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has earned degrees from the University of Arizona, Westminster Choir College, and Hampton University. Prior to appointments as Director of Choral Studies in South Carolina and Florida, he enjoyed 8 years as a successful high school choral music teacher in Newport News and Williamsburg, Virginia. In March of 2020, Dungee was Co-Conductor of the first HBCU Tribute Choir for the Southern Division ACDA Conference. Dungee’s article “A Pedagogy for Living: Applying Restorative, Anti-Racist Pedagogy to the Choral Classroom” was published in The Choral Journal and has led to him being in demand as a presenter for organizations and Universities across the U.S., including the Florida ACDA, Drexel University, and the Hopewell Valley Chorus. His research on the music of Dr. Adolphus Hailstork has been presented to several universities, including The University of Arizona and The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 

Recently, Dr. Dungee has found success in popular music and entertainment as well. He was selected for 2 consecutive years to prepare choirs for the southeast leg of HBO’s internationally acclaimed touring production of The Game of Thrones Live Experience, featuring music from the hit TV program. In February of 2022 and April of 2023, Dungee was asked to prepare an ensemble for the rock band the Eagles for their performances in Charlotte and Greensboro, respectively. While in South Carolina, he conducted sold-out, critically acclaimed performances as guest conductor of the Charleston Gospel Choir and sang the tenor solo of Andre Thomas’ Mass with the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of the composer.  He later revised the role for the Carnegie Hall premiere of the work with the Riverside Community Chorus and Orchestra. 

Since arriving in the Charlotte region in 2021, Dungee has come in demand as a clinician and as a guest conductor for several All-County Choral events, including but not limited to Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Gaston, Rowan, and Cabarrus Counties. He also served as a clinician for the NCMEA Eastern All-State Choir in the Spring of 2023 and the NCMEA All-State MS in 2026.

 His pride and joy, however, is found in his wife Crysta and their three children, Jordan, Andrew, and Langston.