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Dr. James K. Bass
Music and Artistic Director

Brett Karlin
Graduate Conducting Apprentice

Brett Karlin is delighted to join the Master Chorale as its Graduate Conducting Apprentice for the 2010-11 season. A native of Boca Raton, FL by way of Philadelphia, Brett received his B.A. in Music from Florida State University where he studied conducting with Dr. André Thomas and Dr. Alexander Jiménez and voice with Prof. Larry Gerber.

While at FSU, he was awarded two grants which allowed him to found the Arcadian Ensemble, a semi-professional vocal and instrumental consort that focuses on the performance of early and new music. Brett also held the position of Music Director for La Cosa Nostra, a student production company at FSU, where he conducted and stage directed several chamber operas. A lyric tenor, he has performed as a soloist in several Florida State Opera Workshop productions and as a section leader in numerous choral ensembles throughout Tallahassee and the South Florida area.

In addition to conductor and performer, Brett has experience as an educator having taught music courses for Florida State University's Academy Program, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of Tallahassee, Florida State Opera Outreach, the Southern Academy of Ballet Arts, and the Miami Choral Academy. Also, as a person interested in all facets of music, Brett has trained to tune and maintain harpsichords, organs, and pianos under the tutelage of Robert Heath. This new skill set has not gone unnoticed as he has been asked to tune for Palm Beach and Florida Grand Opera, acted as resident tuner for Seraphic Fire and Firebird Chamber Orchestra, and maintained instruments in private homes throughout South Florida.

Upon completing his undergraduate degree in 2009, Brett was hired as the Assistant Conductor for Seraphic Fire & Firebird Chamber Orchestra, two of South Florida's premiere professional ensembles.

Brett is currently beginning his first year in the Master's Choral Conducting program at the University of South Florida under the direction of Dr. James Bass.

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