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Ben McVety

Former Faculty

July 2016 to June 2021

Previous Background
Ben has served as choral director for grades 6-12 since 2016. He holds a Bachelor of Music from the College of William and Mary and a Master of Music Education from Indiana University. Prior to Darlington, Ben taught at Marianapolis Preparatory School in Connecticut. There, he also directed school musicals, coached soccer, served as a dorm parent and sophomore adviser, and much more. He has also served as assistant director of the Indiana Children’s Choir and worked with other civic organizations related to music.

College Education

B.A. College of William and Mary

M.S. Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music

First Semester Success in 4th and 5th Grade Chorus

PK-8 | Kim Tunnell, December 15, 2020

Our fourth- and fifth-graders have met the challenges and found success in a performance based class in the midst of a non-performing era.

Behind the Scenes of "In the Dark of Midnight"

Upper School | Ben McVety, September 14, 2020

It's not every day I get to put together a video presentation of my Concert Choir to show the entire Darlington Community. In this blog, I'd like to highlight some of the process behind getting our video of "In the Dark of Midnight" by Andy Beck produced.

Upper School Virtual Choir Project

Upper School | Ben McVety, May 15, 2020

The Upper School Choral program presents Sogno Di Volare as a culminating distance learning project to share with the Darlington Community.

Darlington to present “Shrek The Musical” in downtown Rome, Feb. 14-16

January 30, 2020

Darlington’s fine arts department will present “Shrek The Musical” Feb. 14-16 at the Rome City Auditorium.

Darlington eSports Team Advances to Playoffs!

Curriculum Connections | Beth Wardlaw, December 18, 2019

The Darlington eSports team is advancing to the state playoffs! They are currently ranked 14th out of 81 teams across the state.

GISA High School All-Select Chorus

February 12, 2019

Ayooluwa Asonibare, Kathryn Davidson, and Grace Ann Lundy were chosen to attend the 2019 GISA High School All-Select Chorus event at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta.

McVety hired to lead choral program for grades 6-12

August 22, 2016

Ben McVety has joined the Darlington Community as choral director for grades 6-12. He holds a Bachelor of Music from the College of William and Mary and a Master of Music Education from Indiana University.

School welcomes new faculty and staff

August 8, 2016

Darlington is pleased to welcome the following new faculty and staff members for the 2016-17 school year. All began Aug. 1, 2016, unless otherwise noted