Upcoming
All public performances have unfortunately been cancelled or postponed due to the pandemic.
I have therefore turned my focus to continuing education, attending many webinars through the Royal School of Church Music, the American Guild of Organists, Choral Conductors Colloquium, and Conductors Collective.
It has been wonderful to take advantage of this time to further develop my sacred organ repertoire, including many chorale preludes by both J. S. Bach, as well as many 20th/21st century composers.
I have also been very busy studying choral works from both Anglican and Lutheran traditions, and continuing my study of the history of Protestant church music.
2021
January 2021
Singing Sweethearts - First Coast Opera
February 2021
Organ Recital - San Jose Episcopal Church
March 2021
Stabat Mater by G. B. Pergolesi - San Jose Episcopal Church
December 2021
Oratorio de Noel by Camille Saint-Saëns - San Jose Episcopal Church
I have therefore turned my focus to continuing education, attending many webinars through the Royal School of Church Music, the American Guild of Organists, Choral Conductors Colloquium, and Conductors Collective.
It has been wonderful to take advantage of this time to further develop my sacred organ repertoire, including many chorale preludes by both J. S. Bach, as well as many 20th/21st century composers.
I have also been very busy studying choral works from both Anglican and Lutheran traditions, and continuing my study of the history of Protestant church music.
2021
January 2021
Singing Sweethearts - First Coast Opera
February 2021
Organ Recital - San Jose Episcopal Church
March 2021
Stabat Mater by G. B. Pergolesi - San Jose Episcopal Church
December 2021
Oratorio de Noel by Camille Saint-Saëns - San Jose Episcopal Church
Bio
Brandon Michael Smith has performed across the country as a conductor, keyboardist, and vocalist. He is the Director of Music at San Jose Episcopal Church and serves on the Executive Board of the Jacksonville Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Previously, he was a founding member of the Ithaca Chapter of the AGO. Outside of his busy music ministry, he was recently Music Director for Mamma Mia! at Cape Fear Regional Theare, Keyboardist for the Wicked National Tour, and Conductor of HMS Pinafore with First Coast Opera.
Born and raised in Northeast Florida, he first trained as a vocalist with emphases in opera and musical theatre, before moving into collaborative piano and organ studies. He received a B.A. in Music from Jacksonville University with emphases in Music Education and Choral Studies, and also holds a M.M. in Conducting from Ithaca College with emphases in Musical Theatre, Opera, and Choral Music. He has taught at Florida State College of Jacksonville, Ithaca College, Jacksonville University, and has been sought after by several academic music programs as vocal coach and choral clinician. Prior to returning to Jacksonville, FL in 2018, he held a multi-year residency at The Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, NY.
NYC: Pagliacci (Assoc. Conductor/Chorus Master/Pianist). National Tour: Wicked (Keyboard4). Regional: HMS Pinafore with First Coast Opera (Conductor), Mamma Mia! with Cape Fear Regional Theatre (Music Director), Pagliacci with Opera Ithaca (Assoc. Conductor/Chorus Master/Pianist); Xanadu (Music Director), Pride and Prejudice (MD), Chicago (Assoc. MD), A Christmas Carol (MD/Arranger/Pianist), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Assoc. MD) and In The Heights at the Hangar Theatre (Assoc. MD).
Born and raised in Northeast Florida, he first trained as a vocalist with emphases in opera and musical theatre, before moving into collaborative piano and organ studies. He received a B.A. in Music from Jacksonville University with emphases in Music Education and Choral Studies, and also holds a M.M. in Conducting from Ithaca College with emphases in Musical Theatre, Opera, and Choral Music. He has taught at Florida State College of Jacksonville, Ithaca College, Jacksonville University, and has been sought after by several academic music programs as vocal coach and choral clinician. Prior to returning to Jacksonville, FL in 2018, he held a multi-year residency at The Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, NY.
NYC: Pagliacci (Assoc. Conductor/Chorus Master/Pianist). National Tour: Wicked (Keyboard4). Regional: HMS Pinafore with First Coast Opera (Conductor), Mamma Mia! with Cape Fear Regional Theatre (Music Director), Pagliacci with Opera Ithaca (Assoc. Conductor/Chorus Master/Pianist); Xanadu (Music Director), Pride and Prejudice (MD), Chicago (Assoc. MD), A Christmas Carol (MD/Arranger/Pianist), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Assoc. MD) and In The Heights at the Hangar Theatre (Assoc. MD).
