Brown
College of Charleston Director of Choral Activities, Carlos B. Brown, received the highly esteemed Dale Warland Award in Choral Conducting. Presented by The American Prize in collaboration with the Gothic Catalog, the Dale Warland Award in Choral Conducting honors and rewards America’s best orchestral, choral, band/wind ensemble, opera, and musical theatre conductors. The winners, who submitted recordings of their work, receive certificates, written evaluations, personalized press releases and a cash prize.
Before accepting his position at the College of Charleston as assistant professor and director of choral activities, Brown was eager last year to submit an application for the award. “I am passionate about conducting and always seek to be crystal clear in my conducting gesture, present a confident and commanding presence on the podium, and elevate the art form every time I stand on the sacred podium,” he says. Furthermore, Brown expresses his gratitude and humility toward being presented with such a distinguished award, saying:
“I sit and pinch myself when I think that respected conductors from all across the country felt that my conducting was a cut above the rest and worthy of the grand prize. For that, I am eternally grateful. Finally, I stand on the shoulders of so many great conductors and mentors. I am grateful for the hours of score study, podium time, refinement, and demanding excellence from every time I stepped on the podium.”
