Brandon Straub

Accompanist and Assistant Conductor, Harvard Glee Club

A multifaceted educator, conductor, keyboardist, and singer, Brandon Straub is equally at home with musicians of all ages and degrees of experience. Straub is Director of Music at St. Paul’s Choir School and Parish Harvard Square. He has also led programs at St. Albans School, National Cathedral School, The Hill School, and Episcopal High School. He has prepared choruses for a growing list of world-class ensembles, conductors, and artists, including the National Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, and LA Philharmonic at venues such as the Kennedy Center, Tanglewood, Wolf Trap, and the Kimmel Center. During his 11 seasons as Associate Conductor & Pianist for the Choral Arts Society of Washington, Straub founded the Choral Arts Youth Choir, and he has prepared members of the Choral Arts Chorus and Youth Choir for the past ten broadcasts of “A Capitol Fourth” on PBS. He has been active as a conductor, organist, and professional singer at churches throughout DC, including Washington National Cathedral and St. John’s Church Lafayette Square (the “Church of the Presidents”). A native of Michigan, Straub holds degrees in Music Education and Voice from Michigan State University and Conducting and Harpsichord Performance from the University of Michigan.