Staff

Erin Towe, Artistic Director

Erin Towe is the Artistic Director of the Georgia Children’s Chorus. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education with an emphasis in vocal studies from the University of Georgia as well as a Masters Degree in Choral Conducting from Georgia State University. Erin first joined the GCC Family as a singer and then served as Assistant Director to the chorus before taking on the role as Interim Artistic Director. She has worked with several choral ensembles in the Athens and Atlanta areas including The Georgia State Master Singers as co-director, The Atlanta Young Singers as Assistant Director, and the Chancellor Choir at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church in Duluth, GA as Assistant Director. Also at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian, Erin served as the Director of Children’s Music where she directed the Youth Ensemble and the Youth Bell Choir as well as Sunday School and Vacation Bible School music. Most recently, Erin has taught K-5 elementary general music at Hopkins Elementary School in Gwinnett County and Barrow Elementary School in Clarke County. She is an active member of the National Association for Music Education, the Georgia Music Educators Association and the American Choral Directors Association.

Ben Pozo, Principal Accompanist

Benjamin Pozo began playing piano at age five at the Toccoa Falls College music school in Toccoa, Ga. He studied under Evgeny Rivkin and in 2015 received his Bachelor’s of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Georgia.  From 2017 until recently he was a choral pianist for Bogart First Baptist Church, Athens First United Methodists Church and Living Hope Church of Athens. He has played with the Athens Tango Project and currently accompanies for multiple UGA vocal studios and the Greensboro FUMC as pianist and organist. As a rising composer, he continues to pursue performing and writing both classical and electronic music.

Katy Atkins,

Operations Coordinator

Katy Atkins is the Operations Coordinator for The Georgia Children’s Chorus. She is finishing her degree in Financial Planning and Housing Management & Policy at The University of Georgia. Katy has lived in Athens since 2016, graduating from North Oconee High School, where she got the opportunity to start her heartfelt involvement in the Athens and Oconee business communities.