Brian Galante
Chair, Department of Music; Professor of Music

Phone: 253-535-7603
Email: galante@plu.edu
Office Location:Mary Baker Russell Music Center - Room 206 (Music Office)
Office Hours: Mon - Fri: By Appointment
Website: http://galantemusic.com/
- Professional
- Biography
- Video
Additional Titles/Roles
- Associate Director of Choral Studies
- University Chorale Conductor
Education
- D.M.A., Choral Conducting, University of North Texas, 2008
- M.M., Choral Conducting, Louisiana State University, 1999
- B.M.E., Choral Music Education, Louisiana State University, 1997
Areas of Emphasis or Expertise
- Conducting
- Choral Music Education
- Voice Science and Pedagogy
Responsibilities
Conductor of Chorale.
Selected Publications
Selected Presentations
- American Choral Directors Association NW Division Conference, Strength, Balance, Core - The Benefits of Pilates for the Choral Conductor, Seattle (March 2012)
- American Choral Directors Association National Conference, Tension in the Balance? - Common Voice Science Issues for the Choral Conductor, Oklahoma City (March 2009)
- Becoming the Choral Poet VI, UNT Summer Choral Workshop, The Acoustical, Perceptual and Physiological Effects of Vocal Vibrato, Denton, TX (July 2006)
- Texas Music Educators Association Annual Clinic and Conference, Tension in the Balance? - Common Sense Voice Science Issues for the Choral Conductor, San Antonio, TX (February 2007)
Selected Articles
- Galante, Brian. "Vibrato and Choral Acoustics: Common Voice Science Issues for the Choral Conductor." Choral Journal Vol. 51, February 2011: 67-75.
Accolades
- Leadership and Service Award, Washington ACDA
- Recipient of multiple ASCAP Plus awards
Professional Memberships/Organizations
- American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
- College Music Society (CMS)
- National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO)
- The National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
- Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA)
- Washington ACDA
Biography
ACDA Interest Session Preview
Performance of Mendelssohn's "Jauchzet dem Herrn" at the NW ACDA Conference
Performance of Exsultate
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