Joseph is a Massachusetts-based conductor whose primary work explores the integration of choral music, dynamic programming and presentation, the conductor as servant leader, and the transformative power of community engagement.
Joseph has held appointments with Smith College, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the Berkshire Choral Festival, and the Grammy® Award-winning choral ensembles at the University of Michigan. He has enjoyed conducting appearances at the Five College New Music Festival (MA). the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival/Yale University, and SongFest at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. Joseph has commissioned and premiered works by leading composers, including Dominick DiOrio, and prepared choruses for performances under the baton of Leonard Slatkin and Kenneth Kiesler. From 2010 to 2012, he served as Founding Artistic Director & Conductor of the Community Chorus of Detroit. A strong advocate for the choral arts at all levels, Joseph is an active guest conductor/clinician with ensembles in the collegiate, secondary, and sacred settings. As a baritone, he has collaborated with some of the nation’s finest choral ensembles, including the Yale Choral Artists and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra/UMS Choral Union. Joseph is a two-time recipient of Smith College research grants for travel to the West Coast (U.S.) and the United Kingdom, where he observed and interacted with leading conductors and ensembles in the thriving choral scenes. He serves the greater choral community as the national board member (MA) for the National Collegiate Choral Organization.
Joseph is the Iva Dee Hiatt Distinguished Assistant Director of Choral Activities & Lecturer in Music at Smith College, where he conducts the Smith College Chorus and teaches courses in conducting, musicianship, and studio voice. He received a Master of Music in conducting from the University of Michigan, under the tutelage of Jerry Blackstone, and a Bachelor of Music from Northwestern University.This will be his fourth season with BCF, where he will serve as a staff conductor in Sheffield.