L. Brett Scott, Conductor
Music Director

L. Brett Scott is Professor of Ensembles and Conducting at the UC’s College-Conservatory of Music, where he conducts the CCM Chorale, teaches conducting and literature at the graduate and undergraduate level, and is Music Director of Opera d’arte, CCM’s undergraduate opera company. Under his direction, the CCM Chorale has released two commercial recordings, Lux Dei, New Works for Choir by Douglas Knehans, and Deus et Machina: Sacred Music for Choir and Electronics, and Opera d’arte has won numerous awards through the National Opera Association.

An acknowledged interpreter of contemporary music, Scott is in demand internationally as a lecturer on Canadian music and has presented at several national and international conferences.

He has served as editor of, and has written for several scholarly choral publications and is a contributor to the most recent New Grove Dictionary of American Music. His authorized biography of composer, educator and soundscape activist R. Murray Schafer, titled R. Murray Schafer: A Creative Life was published by Rowman and Littlefield in March of 2019.

In the Community

In addition to serving as Musica Sacra’s Music Director, Scott is the Musical Director of Coro Volante, a vocal ensemble dedicated to the performance and recording of music by living composers. As a testament to his leadership during the pandemic, Scott directed Musica Sacra in producing the ensemble’s first recorded and streamed performances, also with a live orchestra.

As a strong advocate for music education, Scott initiated Musica Sacra’s Apprentice Conductor program in 2016, in partnership with CCM; and launched a new High School Choral Apprentice program in 2023, based on a similar program he led during his time with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.