Kenneth Bean
Georg and Joyce Albers-Schonberg
Assistant Conductor
Endowed in Perpetuity
KENNETH BEAN is an instructor and conductor in the Philadelphia area, as
well as an active freelance trumpeter. He earned a Bachelor of Music
from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music Education
from Jackson State University. He has taught at many festivals and
schools, including the School District of Philadelphia, Settlement Music
School, the Premier Orchestral Institute of the Mississippi Symphony,
and Play On Philly.
Although he enjoys teaching and performing, Kenneth’s passion is on the
podium. He has appeared as a guest conductor for the Marywood String
Festival, Berks County Orchestra Festival, and the Oberlin Conservatory
of Music. His past music director/ conductor appointments include the
Junior String Philharmonic of the Lehigh Valley, the Young People’s
Philharmonic of the Lehigh Valley, and Luzerne Music Center.
Kenneth currently serves as assistant conductor of Symphony in C,
conductor of the Symphony in C Youth Orchestra in Collingswood, NJ, and
director/conductor of the Young Musicians Debut Orchestra, the newest
full orchestra within the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute.
In the summers, he serves as co-director of the Symphony in C Summer
Camp and conductor at Kinhaven Music School Junior Session in Weston,
VT.
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