BIOGRAPHY
Brandon Chase Di Noto is an American conductor, vocalist, educator & composer. He is currently a member of the School of Music faculty at Azusa Pacific University where he directs the Bel Canto Treble Choir & teaches multiple undergraduate & graduate courses; and the Assistant Director of Sterling Ensemble Los Angeles. Di Noto completed two undergraduate degrees at Point Loma Nazarene University, an M.M. in Choral Music at the USC Thornton School of Music; and is currently pursuing a D.M.A. in Choral Music, also at USC, where he served as a Teaching Assistant. He has studied conducting with Lucinda Carver, Grant Gershon, Cristian Grases, Daniel Jackson, Michelle Jensen, Larry Livingston, Troy Quinn, Jo-Michael Scheibe, Tram Sparks, & Nick Strimple; voice with Isabel Bayrakdarian, J. Craig Johnson, Jennifer Kampani, Derrick Lawrence, Amy Mein, & Michael Sokol; and composition with Donald Crockett, Neal Desby, Veronika Krausas, Susan LaBarr, Victor Labenske, Z. Randall Stroope, Frank Ticheli & Dale Trumbore.
Di Noto enjoys the collaborative nature of his career, acting frequently as a clinician, guest conductor, chorus master, leading productions of major choral/orchestral works, and having both prepared or lead performances in collaboration with noted artists including: Joyce DiDonato, Sangeeta Kaur, Hila Plitmann and Voctave. He has also commissioned and been invited to give regional, world & recording premieres of compositions by multiple established & emerging composers and publishers including: Lauren Biggs, Dale Trumbore, Amy Gordon, Samuel Siskind, Danaë Xanthe Vlasse, and Walton Music. As a vocalist, Di Noto has sung professionally as a soloist and choral artist across the United States and Europe in solo recitals, productions of oratorios and operettas, at ACDA & NCCO conferences and at international competitions. As a composer, he has written for multiple high school, university, community & professional ensembles; and is published through MusicSpoke. Di Noto is an active member of ACDA, NCCO, Chorus America and the Recording Academy (GRAMMYs).
Di Noto resides in Los Angeles, CA, and is in demand as a clinician, adjudicator, commissioned composer, vocalist and guest artist.
EDUCATION & RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT AT A GLANCE
EDUCATION
D.M.A. Choral Music - USC Thornton School of Music - IN PROGRESS
Major Field: Choral Music
Academic Field: Musicology
Elective Fields: Composition, Orchestral Conducting & Vocal Performance
M.M. Choral Music - USC Thornton School of Music
Concentrations: Composition, Conducting, Music Education
B.A. Music and Managerial & Organizational Communication - Point Loma Nazarene University
Concentrations (Music): Composition, Conducting, Vocal Performance
Concentrations (Communication): Marketing, Organizational Management
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Adjunct Professor of Choral Music, Conducting, Musicology, Music Theory and Vocal Arts; School of Music, Azusa Pacific University - Azusa, California
Assistant Director, Librarian & Vocalist (Baritone), Sterling Ensemble Los Angeles - Los Angeles, California
PAST EMPLOYMENT
Teaching Assistant, USC Thornton School of Music - Los Angeles, California
Director of Choral and Vocal Ensembles, Classical Academy High School - Escondido, California
Conductor, Sing! Children's Choir, Music Academy of the West - Santa Barbara, California
Assistant to the Conductor, Santa Barbara Choral Society - Santa Barbara, California
Interim Instructor & Conductor, Singing Gauchos, UC Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara, California
Assistant Site Director, Bach to Rock: America's Music School - Encinitas, California
Long-Term Substitute K-12 Music Teacher: Maranatha Christian Schools - San Diego, California
Director of Choral Music, Oceanside First Presbyterian Church - Oceanside, California
Founder & Artistic Director, Pacific Harmonix - San Diego, California
Associate Conductor & Teaching Assistant, University Chorus, USC Thornton School of Music - Los Angeles, California
Associate Conductor & Teaching Assistant, Chamber Orchestra, Point Loma Nazarene University - San Diego, California
Associate Conductor & Teaching Assistant, Chorale, Point Loma Nazarene University - San Diego, California
