JOSHUA OPPENHEIM — SHORT BIOGRAPHY
(For press and program use; current as of September 2026)

Dr. Joshua Oppenheim is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies at Kansas State University, where he has served since 2008. Known for choirs of uncommon warmth and precision, his ensembles have performed by invitation at the ACDA National Conference, the NCCO National Conference, and the NAfME National Conference.

He is President of the American Choral Directors Association's Southwest Region (2026-2028) and previously served on the national board of the National Collegiate Choral Organization. Oppenheim is founder and artistic director of Re:Sound Ensembles and served as chorus master of the Kansas City Symphony Chorus.

An in-demand guest conductor, he has worked across Thailand, South Korea, Ireland, the UAE, and Singapore, and has conducted the National Festival Chorus at Carnegie Hall and Washington National Cathedral. He holds the D.M.A. in Choral Conducting from the University of North Texas, and is the host of the podcast "What's Your Story with Joshua Oppenheim."