Brett Karlin
Artistic Director
Leading performances praised as “intense, richly detailed…polished and well-crafted” (Miami Herald), “finely nuanced and expressive” (South Florida Classical Review), and “integrating choral and instrumental sonorities with clarity and impact” (Palm Beach Arts Paper), Brett Karlin is quickly establishing himself as a dynamic conductor of choral-orchestral masterworks. Having worked with a wide variety of ensembles, Karlin is a passionate performer of large-scale symphonic masterpieces, while equally at home with historically informed performances of distinctive Baroque repertoire.
As the artistic director of The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay and The Master Chorale of South Florida, Karlin leads hundreds of singers through choral-orchestral masterworks and regularly prepares the choirs for self-produced and collaborative performances with other artists and ensembles, such as The Florida Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, and Andrea Bocelli to name a few.
In addition, Karlin guest conducts with many choral and orchestral ensembles, including The Symphonia, and has held the positions of Artistic Director for the Broward Symphony Orchestra, chorus master for Florida Grand Opera, and artistic director for Florida’s Singing Sons (an internationally renowned, award-winning youth choir).
In 2009, he became the assistant conductor for Seraphic Fire, where he assisted with the critically-acclaimed and 2012 Grammy-nominated CD, “A Seraphic Fire Christmas.” Karlin also served as assistant chorus master and singer for the Professional Choral Institute's recording of the London version of Brahms' Ein Deutches Requiem, which received a 2012 Grammy nomination for "Best Choral Performance."
Karlin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Voice from Florida State University and Master of Music from University of South Florida. An avid lover of music from the Baroque era and historically informed performance (HIP), Karlin can be found tuning harpsichords and listening to J.S. Bach when not working with ensembles.
Read the Press Release Announcing Brett Karlin's Appointment:
As the artistic director of The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay and The Master Chorale of South Florida, Karlin leads hundreds of singers through choral-orchestral masterworks and regularly prepares the choirs for self-produced and collaborative performances with other artists and ensembles, such as The Florida Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, and Andrea Bocelli to name a few.
In addition, Karlin guest conducts with many choral and orchestral ensembles, including The Symphonia, and has held the positions of Artistic Director for the Broward Symphony Orchestra, chorus master for Florida Grand Opera, and artistic director for Florida’s Singing Sons (an internationally renowned, award-winning youth choir).
In 2009, he became the assistant conductor for Seraphic Fire, where he assisted with the critically-acclaimed and 2012 Grammy-nominated CD, “A Seraphic Fire Christmas.” Karlin also served as assistant chorus master and singer for the Professional Choral Institute's recording of the London version of Brahms' Ein Deutches Requiem, which received a 2012 Grammy nomination for "Best Choral Performance."
Karlin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Voice from Florida State University and Master of Music from University of South Florida. An avid lover of music from the Baroque era and historically informed performance (HIP), Karlin can be found tuning harpsichords and listening to J.S. Bach when not working with ensembles.
Read the Press Release Announcing Brett Karlin's Appointment:
| Press Release Brett Karlin Artistic Director 3-28-18.pdf |
