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'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. 

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, 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. Most recently, he led a regional tour in the United States and Canada.

Kenneth has experience with K-12 public and private schools and collegiate levels at institutions like Bard College, Wellesley College, and Boston University. 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. 

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. He is a frequent adjudicator and clinician for state Music Educators Associations and has recently led several honor choirs in the States. 

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 GRAMMY-nominated in 2023. Kenneth holds a BM in Vocal Performance from Capital University and an MM in Choral Conducting from Bard College.