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2025 Virtual Reading Session–Senior High Choirs

Philip Brown
Liberty High School

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Philip Brown

Liberty High School

Philip Brown is the director of vocal music at Liberty High School. Additionally he looks forward to collaborations and projects with the Allegro Youth Choirs of Kansas City. He graduated summa cum laude from Bethany College (KS), majoring in K-12 music education and vocal performance. He later received his M.M. degree in music education from Northern Arizona University. 

Before returning back to Missouri, Philip started his school teaching in the suburbs of Denver, Colorado (Arvada West High School). Then in Minnesota, he taught at 4 different high schools in the twin cities area over the course of twenty years. Additionally, he spent 15 years conducting the high school choirs with the Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs organization.

Philip was honored as the 2011 ACDA-MN Young Director of the Year. He was selected as the Director of Note for Minnesota by Choral Director Magazine in 2012. In 2013 he received the VocalEssence/ACDA-MN Creative Programming Award for his repertoire philosophy and programming. Philip was named the Bethany College (KS) Gold Award recipient in 2015 and was the Winner of the Youth Choir Conducting Division for The American Prize 2016, and again in 2020. He was the featured community member in the Eden Prairie Lifestyle Magazine for 2020. He conducted the Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs - Treble Singers at the 2019 National ACDA Conference in his hometown of Kansas City, and the Cantanti Singers at the 2025 National ACDA Conference in Dallas.

His choral groups have been selected for performances at state, regional, and national conferences for ACDA, NAfME, and Chorus America. Choirs under his conducting have collaborated with the Minnesota Oratorio Society, Minnesota Choral Artists - The Singers, Great Northern Union, VocalEssence, Northern Lights Chorale, Cantus, National Lutheran Choir, Singers in Accord, and multiple university choirs. His choirs have consistently received superior ratings, best in class awards, and grand sweepstakes awards at various music festivals and competitions. 

Philip has given presentations and clinics on: rehearsal techniques that energize and engage singers, small ensemble singing strengthening the full ensemble, incorporating technology in the music rehearsal, student-driven assessments, and commissioning new choral works. He is an active clinician and guest conductor (gro.317545884455spl@1754588445nworb1754588445.pili1754588445hp1754588445). He is professionally affiliated with ACDA and NAfME, and is the High School Repertoire & Resource chair for ACDA


TitleComposerPoet/LyricistVoicing & InstrumentationPublisherVideo
Tuli, Tuliarr. Alex GartnerNama play-songSAB w/ DjembeSanta BarbaraCLICK
BelongingMarie-Claire SaindonPaul GrindlaySATB, SSAB, SSAAHal LeonardCLICK
I BelieveMark MillerSATB w/ S solo; optional string quartet or full orchestraChoristers GuildCLICK
In the MistKatie CrelinSATBHeritage MusicCLICK
ChangeMelissa DunphySSABGalaxyCLICK
With a SparkKaterina GimonSATBGalaxyCLICK
Come and Go (to That Land)arr. Brandon BoydContemporary American SpiritualSATBGentryCLICK
KnownGrace BeckerSATB w/ soloGraphiteCLICK
In This HeartSinead O’Connor; arr. Matt & Adam PoddSinead O’ConnorSATB/SABHal LeonardCLICK
Il LampoRyan MainGiovanni PascoliMultiple voicingsEndeavorCLICK
Always Keep This CloseZachary MooreColleen CarhuffMultiple voicingsSanta BarbaraCLICK
On the MountainJennifer Lucy CookSATB; opt. snare drumOxfordCLICK
All of Me from A Vision UnfoldingKyle PedersonSATB; opt. violinGalaxyCLICK
Repertoire Session
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This content was published on: July 31, 2025

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