Donald Neuen, Resident Guest Conductor, has defined the artistic vision and performance standards of the Angeles Chorale since 1995. Neuen's leadership and dedication to excellence has positioned him as a true visionary leader in chorale conducting, and he has been referred to as "...the great choral conductor of his generation" by musicologist Julius Herford.

As Distinguished Professor and Director of Choral Activities at UCLA, Don Neuen heads one of the most respected graduate choral conducting programs in the U.S. Prior to UCLA, he served for twelve years in the same position at the Eastman School of Music.

Hailed by Don Hinshaw as "the driving force of choral music education in America," Neuen also conducts the Crystal Cathedral Choir at the landmark Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA, and appears weekly on their internationally-televised "Hour of Power" broadcast.

A student and protégé of Robert Shaw, Neuen went to Atlanta in 1970 at Shaw's request to create the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and to serve as Assistant Conductor and Director of Choral Activities for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Maestro Neuen has made it his personal mission to build on the standards of excellence set by Shaw.

Neuen has served on the faculties of the universities of Wisconsin, Tennessee, Ball State, and Georgia State University. In addition, he has conducted orchestras from around the world, and has led conducting clinics in Europe, Asia, Mexico, Canada, and nearly every state in the United States.

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