Professor of Music Education, Associate Director for Faculty Affairs and Graduate Studies, University of Maryland School of Music
Kenneth Elpus
Kenneth Elpus is a professor of music education and associate director for faculty affairs and graduate studies at the University of Maryland School of Music. In the music education division, he prepares pre-service music educators to teach choral music in secondary schools and teaches graduate research methods. Elpus also conducts the UMD Treble Choir. Elpus earned his Ph.D. and Master of Music degrees in music education from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, where he held a fellowship in the Center for the Study of Education and the Musical Experience, studied voice with Karen Brunssen, and was a choral conducting student of Robert A. Harris. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree and K‑12 teaching credential from The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ. Prior to his career in higher education, Elpus was for seven years the director of choral music at Hopewell Valley Central High School in Pennington, NJ.
