Andrea Brown
| Type of post: | Choir news item |
| Sub-type: | No sub-type |
| Posted By: | Lynn Carter |
| Status: | Current |
| Date Posted: | Fri, 11 Oct 2024 |
Conducting ‘with spirit and vitality – and musical integrity always at its core’, Andrea Brown has led award-winning concerts and festivals across the globe. Andrea is the Musical Director of Tippett Voices, the Exeter Festival Chorus, the Somerset Chamber Choir and The Fourth Choir.
Andrea works regularly with other choirs including the BBC Singers, North London Chorus, London Oriana Choir and the Southbank Centre’s Voicelab. Recent work includes concerts in Berlin, the Czech Republic and the critically acclaimed ‘Memorial’ with Tippett Voices at the Barbican Centre. Most recently she was Musical Director of ‘The Paradis Files’, a commission by Errollyn Wallen, with the BBC Concert Orchestra and Graeae Theatre Company, broadcast by Radio 3 from the Queen Elizabeth Hall and its subsequent UK tour.
Andrea is the Head of Choral Conducting at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and is a passionate advocate for music education. She co-founded the award-winning Women Conductors and Wavelength programmes to encourage, educate, and promote women within the conducting profession.
An active member of the Association of British Choral Directors, Andrea chairs jury panels of choral competitions, and holds masterclasses for choirs and conductors across the globe. Andrea was the Artistic Director of Various Voices, involving 60+ international choirs performing at the Southbank Centre.
Previously a Soprano, Andrea has performed and recorded at the finest concert halls around the world with top-class ensembles. Operatic performances include Opéra Châtelet, Shakespeare’s Globe, Split International Festival, Spitalfields Festival, Utrecht Early Music Festival and the BBC Proms.
Andrea is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in recognition of significant contribution to the field.
Andrea's website: http://www.andreabrown.com
Andrea works regularly with other choirs including the BBC Singers, North London Chorus, London Oriana Choir and the Southbank Centre’s Voicelab. Recent work includes concerts in Berlin, the Czech Republic and the critically acclaimed ‘Memorial’ with Tippett Voices at the Barbican Centre. Most recently she was Musical Director of ‘The Paradis Files’, a commission by Errollyn Wallen, with the BBC Concert Orchestra and Graeae Theatre Company, broadcast by Radio 3 from the Queen Elizabeth Hall and its subsequent UK tour.
Andrea is the Head of Choral Conducting at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and is a passionate advocate for music education. She co-founded the award-winning Women Conductors and Wavelength programmes to encourage, educate, and promote women within the conducting profession.
An active member of the Association of British Choral Directors, Andrea chairs jury panels of choral competitions, and holds masterclasses for choirs and conductors across the globe. Andrea was the Artistic Director of Various Voices, involving 60+ international choirs performing at the Southbank Centre.
Previously a Soprano, Andrea has performed and recorded at the finest concert halls around the world with top-class ensembles. Operatic performances include Opéra Châtelet, Shakespeare’s Globe, Split International Festival, Spitalfields Festival, Utrecht Early Music Festival and the BBC Proms.
Andrea is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in recognition of significant contribution to the field.
Andrea's website: http://www.andreabrown.com
