Dr. Ben Caston serves as Professor of Voice at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, bringing over three decades of experience in music ministry and performance to his teaching. Students appreciate his ability to combine practical wisdom and musical artistry, a strength shaped over 30 years of service in Baptist churches across Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, and Texas.

A lyric tenor and accomplished oratorio soloist, Dr. Caston has performed with numerous choral societies, symphonies, orchestras, and colleges. His notable solo performances several of Bach’s works including St. Matthew Passion, Magnificat, Easter Oratorio, Christmas Oratorio, and Cantatas 4, 61, 80, 140, and 191. Other solo performances include Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Mass in Time of War, Haydn’s Creation Mass, Beethoven’s Mass in C Major, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Mozart’s Requiem, Mozart’s Coronation Mass, and Mozart’s Solemn Vespers.

As a conductor, he has led major works such as Mozart’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Rutter’s Magnificat and Requiem, Michael John Trotta’s Requiem, and Heather Sorenson’s Requiem.

In addition to his teaching and performance career, Dr. Caston is an active member of several professional organizations including the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the American Choral Directors Association, and The Southern Baptist Church Music Conference. His professional involvement reflects his commitment to excellence in both sacred and academic music communities.

Dr. Caston and his wife, Rebecca, make their home in Fort Worth, Texas, where they enjoy life with their two children, Clay and Sydney.