Ohio native Kenneth E. Griffith II is a highly sought-after conductor, clinician, educator, and collaborative pianist who promotes music for social change. Kenneth Griffith is the Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Premier Choir at Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC). In addition to conducting the choir, Kenneth facilitates the artistic programs and coaches the team of conducting and teaching staff. Bringing a decade of choral music education experience, Kenneth’s warm but demanding approach and distinctive ability to connect with young people have created demand from choruses across the region, from the elementary to the collegiate level. 

 

"Quality is never an accident."

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During his time with BCC, Kenneth has led the chorus in major performances at some of the city’s most prestigious venues, including Boston’s Symphony Hall, the debut of a new musical, WILD, with the American Repertory Theater featuring Idina Menzel, the WGBH Holiday Celebration with operatic tenor Lawrence Brownlee, and civic performances such as a performance for the Earthshot Prize and the investiture of US Attorney Rachael Rollins, and events for the Red Sox and Boston Celtics. 

 

Kenneth worked with collegiate, community, and opera choruses at Bard College and served as an Assistant Conductor for the Collegiate Chorale in New York. Over the years, he has assisted in preparing ensembles heard at the Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, American Repertory Theater, and the Verbier Music Festival in Switzerland. A versatile musician, Kenneth collaborated on projects with vocalists including Idina Menzel and Javier Muñoz, movement artists like Chanel DaSilva, and instrumental ensembles such as the Boston-based Eureka Ensemble.



"The world grows better by virtue of performing beautiful music."

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Recent engagements include conducting at the American Choral Directors Association Eastern Division Conference, preparing the ensemble for WILD: a Musical Becoming featuring Idina Menzel with American Repertory Theater, The Rising Tide, a newly commissioned work by Jorge Sosa, and preparing the opera chorus for the New England premiere and industry recording of Anthony Davis' X: the Life and Times of Malcolm X with Odyssey Opera and Boston Modern Orchestra Project which was nominated for a Grammy in 2022.

 

Kenneth holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the Capital University Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music in Conducting from the Bard College-Conservatory of Music. He currently resides in Providence, RI.