Jerry Ulrich
Director of Choral Activities
Associate Professor
Jerry Ulrich
Director of Choral Activities
Associate Professor
Office: West Village 271
Areas of Research or Creative Practice: Choral Music and Music Education
ASCAP award-winning arranger/composer Jerry Ulrich is originally from Illinois, where he received his early training in music and developed an interest in songwriting. He has composed commissioned works for professional choirs and orchestras, including the Grammy-award winning Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
Dr. Ulrich is Director of Choral Activities at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he directs the Chamber Choir and the Georgia Tech Glee Club. Dr. Ulrich came to Atlanta from LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (the Fame school) in New York City.
Dr. Ulrich’s prior teaching experience includes university positions in Ohio and New York. During 1990-1991 he was Visiting Fulbright Professor of Music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland. His early training included four years singing with legendary choral conductor Robert Shaw in the Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Chamber Chorus.