Dr. Joseph P. Nadeau, Artistic Director & Conductor

Joe has been an active choral conductor and teacher for two and a half decades.  He is regularly sought after as guest speaker, presenter, clinician, and conductor for regional, state and national conferences & music festivals. He has taught at every educational level from pre-K through college and is currently teaching music in the Blue Valley School District. 

Joe holds several degrees including a doctor of musical arts from the University of Kansas and a master’s degree from the University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC) conservatory of music in choral conducting.

Dr. Nadeau has served as artistic director of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, Heartland Men’s Chorus, Kansas City Women’s Chorus, and Denver Gay Men’s Chorus.  Joe has been actively involved in GALA Choruses since 1993 and has helped create the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles in addition to working with two LGBT youth performing ensembles:  PerformOUTKC (Kansas City) and Outside Voices (Los Angeles). In addition to presenting, directing and conducting, Joe serves on the national board of directors for GALA Choruses. Dr. Nadeau is passionate about the mission of GALA Choruses and strongly believes in the power of the LGBT choral movement to make this world a better place for everyone.

During his career, Joe has conducted choruses in notable venues across the United States including the Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall, Meyerson Symphony Center, and Kauffman Center for Performing Arts. He has led choruses in national and international tours, performances at GALA, American Choral Director’s Association and Chorus America festivals and conferences, produced several professional recordings and collaborated with multiple choirs, arts organizations, and guest artists. Joe has been actively involved in research studies on LGBT choruses and has presented at Alabama and Kansas state ACDA conferences on the GALA choral movement.