President
Jason Iannuzzi is a conductor, educator, and artistic leader whose work is grounded in the belief that exceptional music-making and meaningful human connection are inseparable. Over more than twenty-five years, he has led school, community, professional, and festival choruses; developed and expanded choral programs; commissioned new works; collaborated with orchestras and guest artists; and created opportunities for singers to encounter people, cultures, and ideas through music.
Iannuzzi is Artistic Director of Cantemus Chamber Chorus, a highly regarded chamber ensemble on Boston’s North Shore, where his programming has ranged from major works such as James Whitbourn’s Annelies to concerts exploring American identity, spirituality across faith traditions, poetry, popular song, and the relationship between music and the wider human experience. His work with Cantemus emphasizes artistic excellence, thoughtful programming, lifelong learning, and building meaningful connections among singers and audiences.
He is also a Fine Arts Teacher at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire, where he teaches music and theatre. From 2009–2025, Iannuzzi served as Director of Choruses at Lexington High School, leading a program of more than 250 singers across four curricular choirs and nine student-directed a cappella ensembles. Under his leadership, the Lexington Chamber Singers grew from approximately thirteen to forty singers and were selected to perform at the 2022 ACDA Eastern Region Conference. His Lexington ensembles appeared twice at Carnegie Hall, collaborated with professional orchestras and guest artists, commissioned and premiered numerous works, and toured internationally in Europe and Asia.
Earlier in his career, Iannuzzi served as Assistant Conductor of the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, preparing the professional symphonic chorus for performances with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and conductors including Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Leonard Slatkin, Mariss Jansons, Yan Pascal Tortelier, and Richard Hickox. His additional conducting work has included the Murrysville Festival Chorus, Bucks County Choral Society, Nashua Choral Society, opera and musical theatre productions, and numerous festival and honor ensembles.
Iannuzzi holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education, summa cum laude, from Westminster Choir College and a Master of Music degree in Conducting from Carnegie Mellon University, where he studied with Robert Page. He has presented for ACDA, NAfME, and other professional organizations, adjudicated honor ensembles and auditions, and contributed to Teaching Music Through Performance in Middle School Choir and Becoming Musical, both published by GIA. His current research and writing interests include boys’ choral singing and pedagogy, repertoire and programming, cultural context, and the role of communal singing in human development and connection.
Iannuzzi previously served ACDA as Eastern Region High School Repertoire & Resources Chair and Massachusetts ACDA Treble Choir Repertoire & Resources Chair. As President of Massachusetts ACDA, he views the organization first and foremost as a resource for the people doing choral work throughout the Commonwealth. He has said that MassACDA should have “big ears”: listening actively and eagerly to its membership, learning what conductors need, and inviting feedback about how the organization can better support their work. His priorities include strengthening professional community, expanding opportunities for learning and connection, supporting conductors across career stages and choral settings, and ensuring that Massachusetts choral professionals see MassACDA as an accessible and responsive professional home.