Michael Dailey has served as music director at St. John the Evangelist since 2002. He directs the parish's choir and contemporary ensembles and plays for weekend liturgies, weddings and funerals. Since arriving at St. John's, he has founded the St. John Youth Chorus, completed a parish fundraiser for Schulmerich handbells, founded the St. John Bell Choir, and begun the parish's concert series.

A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Mr. Dailey received early formation in church music as a singer in the Cathedral of the Madeleine Choir and as an organ student of Kenneth Udy and Myron Patterson.  Before coming to Cincinnati, Mr. Dailey earned a degree in organ performance from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, where he also served as accompanist to the univerisity's Choir of the West on local and international concert tours and two recordings.  He studied organ with David Dahl, James Holloway and Susan Ferré, and conducting with Richard Sparks. 

Mr. Dailey is active as a composer of liturgical and choral music and as a singer in the Athenaeum Chorale at Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary (Cincinnati). His compositions have premiered across the United States, England and France.  Next spring, he will be published through MorningStar music.  He has served as a board member of the National Pastoral Musicians Cincinnati Chapter, and currently serves as chair of the Cincinnati Archdiocesan Music Committee.  He has served as an organist and choirmaster in Catholic and Lutheran churches in Utah, Washington State and Ohio.