Sarah Bailey is currently in her 25th year as a high school choral director. As a music educator she strives every day to inspire students to achieve vocal artistry, and to impart a deep love of choral music in its many forms and genres. She enjoys the unique joys and challenges of working with a room full of teenagers and believes firmly that choral ensembles help shape singers into better people. 

Ms. Bailey is currently the director of choirs at Greely High School in Cumberland, music director for Greely Drama, chorus master for Portland Ballet and Cumberland Community Band, and children’s chorus master for Opera Maine. She has previously served as chorus master for Opera Maine and Maine State Ballet, co-director of the Portland Symphony Orchestra Children’s Chorus, and has been a guest conductor with several local organizations and regional festivals throughout Maine.

Ms. Bailey is proud to have had hundreds of students audition successfully for honors festivals at the regional, state, eastern and national levels through organizations such as Maine Music Educators Association, National Association for Music Education, and American Choral Directors Association. Her ensembles can be found performing at various local venues throughout the year, including an annual appearance singing the national anthem for the Portland Sea Dogs. Ms. Bailey is active in her professional organizations, having held multiple offices with Maine Music Educators Association at the district and state levels. She has been honored by her administrators with multiple teaching awards and by her peers with nominations for MSAD 51 Employee of the Year.

Off the podium Ms. Bailey is also a locally-known classical soprano, performing with groups such as: ChoralART, Maine Music Society,  Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, Bach Virtuosi Festival, and the White Mountain Bach Festival.

Ms. Bailey holds a BM in Music Education from Houghton University and a MM in Choral Conducting from the University of Southern Maine.  She is in love with her native state of Maine, where she lives with her husband Stuart, tortie cat Cupcake, and yellow lab Daisy.