Dr. Kenneth Meints

Dr. Kenneth Meints is serving in his thirteenth season as Music Director and Conductor of Orchestra Omaha. Prior to his appointment in 2006, Dr. Meints conducted both student and adult orchestras in Illinois, California and Nebraska. He is currently an Associate Professor of Music and Director of Bands at Peru State College (PSC) in Peru, NE, where he serves as the Director of the Peru State College Band and the Hoyt Street Jazz Ensemble. His teaching load at Peru State also includes courses in applied brass, instrumental methods, conducting pedagogy, and interdisciplinary courses in music. He also teaches applied trombone, instrumental conducting, and composition at the omaha Conservatory of Music. Ken completed his Doctor of Musical Arts in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and also holds a Master's of Music degree in Trombone from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He previously maintaned trombone studios at Biola University, Cerritos College and Hope International University. As a performer, Ken has served as Principal Trombonist with the Monterrey County, Torrance and Rio Hondo Symphony Orchestras in California, and as a casual musician with the Saint Louis, San Francisco, and Pacific Symphony Orchestras.