Deborah Simpkin King, Ph.D., is a conductor, new music advocate, and master teacher. She plays an active role in the vibrant Manhattan choral scene and serves the national and international music community through her guest conducting and body of published work. 

Her current conducting affiliations include those as Founding Artistic Director of the semi-professional Ember, of Ember Choral Arts (formerly Schola Cantorum on Hudson); Vocal Faculty at Manhattan School of Music;  and Director of Music and Arts at the historic Trinity Episcopal Church in Asbury Park, NJ.

She also serves as a conductor with Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, is a monthly columnist with ACDA’s Choral Journal, and a host of public radio’s Sounds Choral (syndicated through WWFM).

Her commitment to nurturing the next generation in the arts can be seen through the arts education initiatives at Ember Choral Arts, her long standing leadership of the NJ-ACDA High School Choral Festival, and the expansion of the New York Choral Consortium’s (which she Chairs) work to embrace and highlight young singers through the Big Sing Jr.

Through PROJECT : ENCORE  and the Ember Ablaze Composer Lab          (both of which she founded), Dr. King is at the leading edge of the new music industry, working with composers in finding post-premiere performances, and commissioning and performing many premieres herself. 

As a monthly columnist with ACDA’s Choral Journal and host of public radio’s Sounds Choral (syndicated through WWFM) she serves the music community internationally.

Connect with her at DeborahSKing.com.