Danh Pham is Music Director for both the Washington-Idaho Symphony Orchestra and the Coeur d’Alene Symphony Orchestra. He currently serves as Conductor of the WSU Symphony Orchestra, and Director of Bands at Washington State University. He is also a Conn-Selmer Educational Clinician.

Dr. Pham maintains a busy conducting schedule that takes him throughout the country and around the world; conducting professional, university, and conservatory groups for both symphony orchestra and wind ensemble. His international engagements include appearances with the Southbridge Musical Festival (Malaysia), the Seogwipo Philharmonic Wind Orchestra (Korea’s only professional full-time wind ensemble), the Wuhan Conservatory of Music (China), the ASEAN Festival Orchestra, and the Calgary Wind Symphony. At home, he has made recent debuts with the Inland Northwest Opera Company, the Mid-Columbia Symphony Orchestra, and the Jackson Symphony Orchestra, among many others. Future engagements include a residency at the renowned
Musashino Academy of Music in Tokyo, Japan, in addition to various All-State Ensembles conducting appearances throughout the United States.
 
Dr. Pham has been awarded for his Artistic and Educational contributions to the profession. In 2025, he was named the Washington Governor’s Arts Commission Educator of the Year. He was the 2024 Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) College/University Teacher of the Year, and the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Music Teacher of the Year. He was recently inducted into the prestigious American Bandmasters Association, where he made his conducting debut
with the United States Army Band (Pershing’s Own) in Washington D.C. Dr. Pham’s WSU honors include the Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Outreach and Engagement, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award, and the College of Arts and
Sciences’ Mid-Career Award.