A Bay Area Native, Joseph Castro is an choral Conductor, festival clinician, soloist, and adjudicator who has worked with choirs from the elementary through collegiate levels in public, private, nonprofit, and faith-based settings. 

Joseph holds both a Masters Degree in Choral Conducting and Bachelor Degree in Vocal Performance from California State University East Bay, where he studied under the tutelage of Dr. Buddy James, Christine Abraham, and Dr. Jeffery Sykes. 

Joseph has been blessed to travel around the world performing with and conducting choirs in the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Israel, New York City, Australia, New Zealand, and throughout the state of California. Joseph's tenure in choral conducting has its roots in various choral programs throughout the East SF Bay Area. Most recently, he served as the Associate Conductor, Director of the Young Men's Division, and Principal Vocal Coach with Cantabile Youth Singers of Silicon Valley with world-renowned Choral Pedagoge and Conductor Elena Sharkova. Currently, Joseph is happy to serve as the Director of Choral Activities at West High School in Tracy CA, and as VCC's next Artistic Director.

Happily married with three young children, Joseph is a devoted husband, father, and friend who seeks to make the deepest of human connection through the power of Choral music and song. Joseph enjoys great music of all cultures and styles, hiking, a good cup of coffee, and many laughs with friends new and old over a good meal.