Stanley R. McDaniel’s music ministry career included service to churches in Ohio, North Carolina, Alabama, California, and Washington State. A former director of Chorale Coeur d’Alene, he also founded the Westminster Chamber Orchestra in Spokane. As an adjunct professor of sacred music at East Carolina University, McDaniel taught courses in sacred music, liturgy, and choral literature. He graduated with honors from the University of Southern California with a doctor of musical arts in sacred music.