(COLUMBIA, SC – February 16, 2026) – Assistant Director of Choirs Quanhnkatiere Marshall has been selected to conduct the 2026 Association for Music in International Schools (AMIS) Asian Middle School Honor Mixed Choir in Singapore.
The choir’s performance is part of AMIS Asian Junior Honor Choir and Orff Ensemble Festival for musicians in grades 4 and 5. AMIS brings together a vibrant network of more than 120 member schools worldwide, creating unforgettable musical experiences through world-class festivals, workshops and professional conferences.
Marshall, a first-year instructor at Benedict, conducted the 2024 African Choral Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa.
“I was “overwhelmed with joy,” to learn that I was invited back to AMIS to direct another festival! AMIS is a premiere, world-class organization for international K-12 music festivals, says Marshall. “To be selected is an honor I take seriously, especially considering that our selections are made by a panel of my music educator peers from all over the world.”
The gala concert will take place at the Canadian International School of Singapore on March 7, 2026.
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Benedict College Founded in 1870 by a woman, Bathsheba A. Benedict, Benedict College is a private co-educational liberal arts institution offering 29 competitive baccalaureate degree programs and two master’s degree programs. The Midlands HBCU welcomes students from several counties in South Carolina, states across America, and countries around the world. The College also has a diverse faculty deeply engaged in teaching, research, and service.
Benedict College has been highly regarded and exceptionally ranked for its programs by several academic and traditional publications. Benedict College is the recipient of the 2024 UNCF Institutional Excellence Award given by UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building Program in celebration of an HBCU that achieved next-level performance. Benedict was also named HBCU of the Year by HBCU Digest and voted the number one Gold Winner in The States’ BEST College or University in 2025.
Benedict College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate and master’s degrees. Five of the College’s degree programs hold national accreditation: Social Work Program, Environmental Health Science Program, Environmental Engineering, Studio Art, and the Tyrone Adam Burroughs School of Business and Entrepreneurship.