Keith Hampton is currently the Director of Music Ministries and Organist at the Park Manor Christian Church, in Chicago, IL. Dr. Hampton is very active as a conductor, an organ soloist, and an accompanist and is in constant demand as a workshop clinician. He has guest conducted the Rhode Island All-State Chorus, American Choral Directors Association's Eastern Division High School Honor's Choir, Baltimore All-County High School Chorus and the Pennsylvania Region I and Region VI High School Choirs.

Dr. Hampton earned a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ; a Master of Arts Degree from Marywood University, Scranton, PA; and a Doctor of Music Degree in Church Music from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.  Dr. Hampton was twice chosen as one of fourteen conductors to participate in the Oregon Bach Festival Conducting Master classes.  This festival is held at the University of Oregon under the direction of Helmuth Rilling and Thomas Somerville.

Dr. Hampton is the President of Dr. K.T. Productions, Inc., providing music transcriptions of Black Gospel Music with the use of Finale by Coda Music.  As a published composer, his arrangements of Spirituals and Gospel Songs can be found at Augsburg Press, Earthsongs Publications and Hinshaw Music.  In 1998, Dr. Hampton’s composition, Praise His Holy Name, was among the ten most popular pieces to be performed by choirs.