Dr. Kenneth Meints

Dr. Kenneth Meints is serving in his eighteenth season as Music Director and Conductor of Orchestra Omaha. Before his appointment in 2006, Dr. Meints conducted student and adult orchestras in Illinois, California, and Nebraska.

His teaching experience spans the entire musical spectrum from preschool general music to university courses in Trombone, theory, and performing ensembles. He currently serves as Director of Orchestras at Westside Community Schools based in Omaha, Nebraska.

Ken completed his Doctor of Musical Arts in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He also holds a Master of Music degree in Trombone from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He previously maintained 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.