Brandon Di Noto

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; the Assistant Conductor of Choral Arts Initiative; 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. For more information, please visit: www.brandondinoto.com