Melissa Joy Trevino Keylock
Artistic Director and Program Manager
Director, Giocoso, Brioso, and Caprice choirs

Melissa Trevino Keylock is the Artisitc Director of the San DIego North Coast Singers, which she directs three choirs and serves as administrator of the organization. Previously, she worked at the Princeton Girlchoir, American Boychoir School, Rider University, and the Indianapolis Children's Choir. She founded the annual Princeton Girlchoir Children Making a Difference benefit concert, raising over $30,000 for non-profits. For many years, she taught public and private school, including K-12 vocal music and AP Music Theory. Throughout her career, Mrs. Keylock has served in volunteer leadership positions with the American Choral Directors Association, including Eastern Division Repertoire and Resources Chair for Youth Choirs. Mrs. Keylock holds degrees from Wheaton College and Butler University, where she directed the collegiate Women's Glee Club. She completed her Kodály studies at Capital University, and is listed in Who's Who in American Women. She enjoys an active schedule serving as a guest clinician and presenter at choral conferences and festivals nationally. Mrs. Keylock is a Yoga Alliance certified yoga instructor, who infuses yoga into her choral rehearsals. Her arrangements and compositions with co-writer Jill Friedersdorf are regularly performed by festival and honor choirs throughout the country. ​