BIOGRAPHY
Kenneth Griffith
Kenneth Griffith is the Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC) Premier Choir. He leads artistic programs and coaches the conducting and teaching staff. Kenneth is passionate about the role of music in cultivating community and positive social change. His dynamic programming and ability to unify singers across differences have resulted in an active career on stage, in schools, and in communities around New England, sharing the songs and stories of underrepresented peoples.
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, TD Garden, and Calderwood Hall. Kenneth’s choirs have performed in the debut of a new musical WILD: A Musical Becoming with the American Repertory Theater featuring Idina Menzel; the WGBH Holiday Celebration with operatic tenor Lawrence Brownlee; the American Choral Directors Association Eastern Region Conference; and civic performances for the Earthshot Prize with the Prince and Princess of Wales and the investiture of a US Attorney.
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. On the professional stage, Kenneth recently prepared the chorus and ensemble for Anthony Davis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning opera X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. This project’s recording was nominated for a Grammy in 2023. Kenneth holds a BM in Vocal Performance from Capital University and an MM in Choral Conducting from Bard College.