Kenneth Griffith
Music Director
Kenneth Griffith is the Music Director of Boston Children's Chorus. He leads artistic programs, coaches the conducting and teaching staff, teaches during the in-school program with Boston Public Schools, and conducts the flagship ensemble, Premier Choir. 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 led to an active career on stage, in schools, and in communities around New England, where he shares 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, Calderwood Hall, and the Hatch Shell for the July 4th Fireworks Spectacular with the Boston Pops. 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, onstage with Leslie Odom Jr., the American Choral Directors Association Eastern Region Conference, and myriad civic performances like the Earthshot Prize for the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the investiture of a US Attorney. Kenneth has led the choir on several tours during his tenure, including California, New York, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and Canada, adding Cape Town, South Africa in 2027.
Over the years, he has assisted in preparing ensembles that have performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the American Repertory Theater, and the Verbier Music Festival in Switzerland. On the professional stage, Kenneth recently prepared a 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.
In addition to his work with BCC, Kenneth serves as Artist Faculty in Choral Conducting at the Osher School of Music at the University of Southern Maine, is Director of Music at First Parish in Cambridge, and serves on the board for the American Choral Directors Association's Eastern Region. Kenneth regularly serves as a choral adjudicator, clinician, and conductor for regional and state festivals. Kenneth holds a BM in Vocal Performance from Capital University and an MM in Choral Conducting from Bard College.

