Glenn Klassen was appointed Music Director of the Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra in 2003. Previously held positions include: Music Director of the Rochester Symphony (Michigan), Mason Community, Mennonite Community and, Manitoba Conservatory of Arts and Music Orchestras, Associate Conductor of the Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra and Assistant Conductor with the National Academy Orchestra at the Boris Brott Summer Music Festival. As a guest conductor he has performed with the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra, Helena Symphony, Traverse Symphony, and return engagements with the Mennonite Community and the Battle Creek Symphony Orchestras.
A native of Manitoba, Glenn relocated to Michigan in 1997 pursuing graduate studies at Michigan State University. While at Michigan State, he was Assistant Conductor and led the University’s Symphony, Chamber, Philharmonic and Campus Orchestras and also worked with the Opera Theatre Department. He graduated with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in 2002.
He has been a sessional faculty member at the University of Lethbridge, where he conducted Vox Musica from 2003-2019 and, for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 academic years, the U of L Wind Orchestra. Glenn also enjoys the collaborations between the LSO and the U of L Opera Workshop.
