J.P. Kentros

Kentros currently serves as a director for the Lehi Community Choirs, conducting a Lehi/Saratoga Springs/Eagle Mountain performance of Handel's Messiah each year in December, and a new works SATB choral performance towards the beginning of each calendar year. This ensemble proudly aims to maximize the talents of singers of all experience levels, and seeks to connect people from all backgrounds and beliefs.

He received his Master of Music Education degree at SUU in the Spring of 2018. Kentros also holds a Bachelor's degree from Southern Utah University (double major in Music Education and Theatre Education), and upon graduation was named the Outstanding Graduate of SUU's Music Department in 2009. 

Always refining his craft, Kentros remains an active member of the American Choral Directors Association, the National Association for Music Education, and currently serves as the chair of the Utah Music Educators Association Choral Committee as the Choral VP. As well as directing choirs, Kentros has frequently served as music director and private voice teacher to students from elementary to high school ages, and has even had the privilege of being hired as guest-music-director for both Southern Utah University and Dixie State University mainstage theater department productions.

Kentros looks forward every day to the challenges that directing choirs and coaching voices bring, and always enjoys watching students grow from doing new and challenging literature. He is excited to train young singers for the foreseeable future. 

Experienced in audio hardware and recording software, Kentros has done several presentations on streaming live performances at PD conferences across the state. He has been hired and consulted on the set up of many school livestream set ups throughout the state of Utah.

Kentros remains most proud to be a husband to Anni, and a dad to Danny and Audrey.