Harold M. Best (DSM, Union Theological Seminary) was for more than twenty-five years the dean of the Conservatory of Music at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. An organist and composer, he has been a mentor and model for musicians, artists, and church leaders. He also has served as president of the National Association of Schools of Music and has written extensively on matters of curriculum, culture, and educational policy issues. He is the author of Music Through the Eyes of Faith.