Joe Osowski is the Director of the Central Choir at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is also Director of Vocal Music Education at St. Michael – Albertville High School. He holds a Masters of Music Degree in Music Education from North Dakota State University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Vocal Music Education from the same institution.
At STMA High School, Osowski directs three curricular ensembles and one co-curricular ensemble. Mr. Osowski is also the conductor of “Bring the Sing,” a community singing initiative sponsored by Classical Minnesota Public Radio, Choral Director of the Minnesota Ambassadors of Music.
Previously, Osowski served as Choral Director in the Worthington and Anoka – Hennepin School Districts. He also has served as Choral Director at Zion Lutheran Church in Anoka, Minnesota, First United Methodist Church in Worthington, Minnesota, Artistic Director of the East Central Minnesota Chorale and the Worthington Chamber Singers. He was a staff member of the René Clausen Choral School and a Board Member for The Singers – Minnesota Choral Artists.
Osowski is in demand as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator. He has served in these roles throughout the Midwest and Central America. Osowski is an active member of the Minnesota Music Educators Association and the American Choral Directors Association, most recently serving as the Northeast District Chair for ACDA-MN. Choirs under his direction have performed at numerous invitational festivals and state and regional conferences of the American Choral Directors Association and Minnesota Music Educators Association.
Joe Osowski was nominated as a Minnesota Teacher of the Year Semifinalist in 2016 and 2024 by Education Minnesota and was selected as a conducting delegate representing the United States for the 2017 International Conductors Exchange Program sponsored by the American Choral Directors Association.
Joe lives in Albertville with his Wife, Erin, a fellow Choral Music Educator and their two cats, Gus and Joey.