Trent R. Brown is director of choirs and professor of music at Florida Gulf Coast University. He is the founder and artistic director of Joyful & Triumphant, an annual holiday concert that reaches thousands of viewers in person and through PBS affiliate broadcast. Recent conducting engagements include Wisconsin SATB All-State (2026); guest conductor for Coro Nacional del Perú in Lima, Perú (2025, 2026); Florida All-State TTBB choir (2025); Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem with FGCU Choirs and Orchestra (2025); Haydn Lord Nelson Mass with Choral Artistry (2025); and festival choirs in Montevideo and Mercedes, Uruguay (2024). Dr. Brown previously taught public high school in Minnesota and Wisconsin. He holds degrees from The University of Arizona (DMA), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (MM), and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (BME).