Carlos Brown, assistant professor of music at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, has received the Dale Warland Award in Choral Conducting fromy the American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts. Every year, the organization presents several awards to the country’s best performing artists, directors, ensembles, composers, and conductors at the professional, college, community, and high school levels.
In addition to teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses, Dr. Brown serves as director of choral activities at the College of Charleston, where he conducts both the concert choir and gospel choir. He previously taught and directed choral activities at two historically Black institutions: Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, and Wiley University in Marshall, Texas.
Outside of academia, Dr. Brown is a published composer. He is the founder and artistic director of the Angelic Master Chorale, a semi-professional chamber ensemble dedicated to the performance and preservation of African American choral music and European classical music. He is also the founder of the Brothers in Song Glee Club.
An HBCU graduate, Dr. Brown earned his bachelor’s degree from Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. He holds a master of music degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
