Episode 69 Brent Frederick, pianist, arranger, conductor

My guest today is Brent Frederick. Brent is a music director, pianist, arranger, and conductor. Brent appreciates and invests in all of his freelance music projects, valuing the need to be versatile, live by the golden rule, while continually evolving. From Busch Gardens, to cruise ships, Broadway national tours, to Broadway shows, cabarets, churches, to concert halls, Brent has brought integrity and humility to his work. He did a beautiful job with the arrangements for his wife, Jacqueline Petroccia’s recent album “Champagne and Moonshine” - Jackie was a recent podcast guest of mine, you can hear her story on episode #61. In between playing piano and/or conducting Broadway shows, Brent enjoys conducting a NYC chorus called Art Mob, that performs in various art galleries. Their next performances are May 17, 18, and 19, 2019.

As a father of a newborn, Brent admits the challenge and responsibility of raising a white son in an environment where we need to destroy patriarchy, misogyny and white supremacy. Brent wants to bring his son into the world with consciousness, sensitivity and compassion for other human beings. He is excited that NYC’s diversity will provide a representative world community for his son, Theo.

Check out the links below for Brent’s website and find out when and where you can hear him perform and/or conduct a concert, along with all the music services he provides. You’ll see links to his wife Jackie’s website, the Art Mob chorus, as well as the Doo Wop Project that he fills in as musical director. In fact, Brent has orchestrated the song “Friends in Low Places” for a 60 piece orchestra that the Doo Wop Project will debut with the Indianapolis Symphony the weekend of May 17, 2019.  Enjoy the podcast!

Links:
brentfrederickmusic.com

jacquelinepetroccia.com

thedoowopproject.com

artmob.org