Director:

Philip Brown is the conductor of the high school choirs (Cantanti Singers, Treble Singers) with Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs. He graduated summa cum laude from Bethany College (KS), majoring in K-12 music education and vocal performance. He later received his M.M. degree in music education from Northern Arizona University. 

 

Before arriving in Minnesota, Philip started his school teaching in the suburbs of Denver, Colorado (Arvada West High School). While in Minnesota, he has taught at White Bear Lake Area High School, Hopkins High School, Jefferson High School, and Totino-Grace High School. Special focus areas in his teaching have been: rehearsal techniques that energize and engage singers, small ensemble singing that strengthens the full ensemble, incorporating technology in the music rehearsal, student-driven assessments, and commissioning new choral works. 

 

Philip was honored as the 2011 ACDA-MN Young Director of the Year. He was selected as the Director of Note for Minnesota by Choral Director Magazine in 2012. In 2013 he received the VocalEssence/ACDA-MN Creative Programming Award for his repertoire philosophy and programming. Philip was named the Bethany College Gold Award recipient for 2015 and was the Winner of the Youth Choir Conducting Division for The American Prize 2016, and again in 2020. He was also the featured community member in the Eden Prairie Lifestyle Magazine for 2020. He conducted the Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs - Treble Singers at the 2019 National ACDA Conference in his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri, and the Cantanti Singers at this year’s 2025 National ACDA Conference in Dallas! 

 

His choral groups have been selected for performances at state, regional, and national choral conferences for ACDA, NAfME, and Chorus America Conferences. Choirs under his conducting have collaborated with the Minnesota Oratorio Society, Minnesota Choral Artists - The Singers, Great Northern Union, VocalEssence, Northern Lights Chorale, Cantus, National Lutheran Choir, Singers in Accord, and multiple university choirs. Choirs under his facilitating have consistently received superior ratings, best in class awards, and grand sweepstakes awards at various music festivals and competitions. 

 

Philip is an active clinician, guest conductor, and consultant (philip.m.brown.79@gmail.com). He is professionally affiliated with ACDA and NAfME, and is the High School Repertoire & Resource chair for ACDA.

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Philosophy:  

The Cantanti Singers, a group of SATB voices, through the study and performance of a wide variety of literature, will strive to perform choral music to the highest artistic standards.  This includes works of many genres: sacred, secular, classical, pop; other cultures and works of many styles: accompanied, a cappella, major choral works, shorter motets/art songs etc. Through the intense study and performance of our art, our primary goal is to share our hearts and minds with each other and our audience, ultimately making a positive impact on the world in which we live.