Raymund Ocampo is an award-winning choral conductor and visionary leader who cultivates vibrant musical communities, expands music programs, and inspires musical and personal excellence that reach beyond the stage.

Raymund serves as Performing Arts Department Chair and Director of Choral Studies at Linn-Benton Community College. At Linn-Benton, he conducts the highly acclaimed Chamber Choir and Concert Choir. In addition, he has taught general ed music courses such as theory and music appreciation. He recently received the college’s Mario and Alma Pastega Excellence in Teaching Award.

During his tenure, the Chamber Choir at Linn-Benton has received Gold Awards from competitions in Germany and Hong Kong. Raymund also received an “Outstanding Teacher Award” from the World Youth and Children’s Choral Artists Association. In 2022, the Linn-Benton Chamber Choir received an invitation to sing as an auditioned performer at the Northwest ACDA Conference. 

Previously, Raymund served as the Bonita L. Bass Memorial Assistant Conductor for the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. He prepared the Master Chorale for performances of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms, Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe, An Evening with Rodgers and Hammerstein, Faure's Requiem and Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.  

Raymund Ocampo founded and served as artistic director of 'ascend', a paid 8-member vocal ensemble dedicated to performing new works. As Director of Music at Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati, OH, Raymund Ocampo led the adult, youth, and children's choirs. Prior to his work at Mt. Washington, Raymund Ocampo led public school choral programs in Ohio and Indiana.

In June of 2014, Raymund Ocampo was one of three conductors selected to participate in Chorus America's Conducting Masterclass, directing the Singing Sergeants of the US Air Force under the guidance of Dr. Anton Armstrong and John Alexander. During the summer of 2012, he was one of eight conductors chosen to participate in Seraphic Fire's Professional Choral Institute-Conducting Program under the guidance of Dr. James Bass and Patrick Dupré Quigley. 

Ocampo is a sought after clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor. He has worked with choirs, a cappella groups, and undergraduate conductors across the country. 

As an administrator, Raymund led a multi-year process that resulted in Linn-Benton’s music program receiving accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Music. The music program is now only one of about 40 community colleges in the country to receive this accreditation and the only community college in the state of Oregon.

Raymund Ocampo received a Master of Music in Choral Conducting at the University of South Florida under the guidance of Dr. James Bass. He received a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN where he studied with Dr. René Clausen and Dr. Paul Nesheim.

25-26 Highlights

  • National Collegiate Choral Organization

    2025 November 8

    Presenting as a part of a panel of community college leaders.

  • Kenai, AK Choral Festival

    2026 February 3

    Leading a mass choir of 350+ singers in 2 days of rehearsals and a performance.

  • Hillsboro Honor Choir

    2026 April 18

    Conducting an Honor Choir of singers from the Hillsboro School District in Hillsboro, OR.

  • Carnegie Hall

    2026 June 27

    The Linn-Benton Community College Chamber will perform a solo set at Carnegie Hall in NYC. Then, join a mass chorus led by Jason Max Ferdinand.

    Event produced by Choirs of America/Harmony Productions

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