Music Minister
Brian joined us July 1, 2008. As a music director, pianist, percussionist, singing teacher, composer and arranger, Brian has been involved professionally in choral and vocal music for most of his career. Brian is the former director of the Universal Gospel Choir, and founder and music director of Chroma, a world music/gospel chamber choir. He is deeply committed to bringing a variety of sacred music from many cultures to concert halls, outreach events, churches, schools and festivals.
In music leadership, he strives to bring the spirit of gospel music to all performances, regardless of the type of music being performed. This is a spirit of passion, joy and commitment from the performers, met by a spirit of engagement, participation and celebration from the listeners. Music in the church truly can be moving, passionate and transformative.
A passionate advocate of learning and making music at all levels, Brian believes that music has a fundamental role in learning, communication, understanding, community, health, and wholeness.