Peter Kadeli holds the Dom Mocquereau Chair in Liturgical Music at The Catholic University of America, where he serves as Head of Sacred Music, Director of Choral Activities, and Associate Chair of the Department of Music. He conducts the Peabody Hopkins Conservatory Choir at the Peabody Institute and is an Associate Conductor of the Grammy Award–winning The Washington Chorus. Kadeli is a second-place recipient of The American Prize in Choral Conducting (University Division).

Kadeli has conducted ensembles including The Washington Chorus, the National Philharmonic Chorale, and Indiana University’s Notus, with performances in venues such as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Chicago’s Harris Theater, the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Smetana Hall in Prague, and the Stiftung Mozarteum Großer Saal in Salzburg. As an Associate Conductor of The Washington Chorus, he has assisted in preparing the ensemble for performances with the National Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and National Philharmonic under conductors including Gianandrea Noseda, Jonathan Heyward, and Eugene Rogers.

At The Catholic University of America, Kadeli leads a comprehensive academic program in Sacred Music for undergraduate and graduate students while overseeing the university’s multi-ensemble Choral Program. He teaches graduate choral conducting and conducts the Chamber Choir, which has performed at Carnegie Hall and the Society for Catholic Liturgy National Conference. Recent projects include recording music by Sir James MacMillan for the Lilly Endowment–funded Welcoming Children in Worship and the Washington, D.C., and South Carolina premieres of Timothy Dusenbury’s Requiem for a Warrior. He is also a Junior Fellow with the university’s Cardinal Gibbons Institute for Human Ecology, contributing to its Sacred Arts and Liturgical Studies initiative.

Kadeli serves as Repertoire and Resources Chair for Music in Worship for the American Choral Directors Association Eastern Region and previously served as Membership Chair for Virginia ACDA. He is a frequent clinician, guest conductor, and lecturer for choirs, schools, and professional organizations.

Kadeli holds a Doctor of Music in Choral Conducting from Indiana University, a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Music in Choral Music Education and Composition from George Mason University.