--- title: Chorus Connection Blog | Ryan Brandau description: "Ryan James Brandau is a New York City-based conductor & arranger celebrated for dynamic choral & orchestral performances. He leads Res Facta and Amor Artis, directs Princeton Pro Musica & Monmouth Civic Chorus, and has prepared choruses for major orchestras. A prolific arranger, Ryan's holiday works are lauded as inventive, and for his recent debut appearance at Trinity Church Wall Street, conducting its iconic annual Messiah, The New York Times praised his work as \"urgent and eloquent.\" He holds degrees from Yale, Cambridge, and Princeton and is committed to bridging classical music with contemporary themes." --- - [About](https://www.chorusconnection.com/about) - [Features](https://www.chorusconnection.com/features) - [Pricing](https://www.chorusconnection.com/pricing) [![Chorus Connection](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/hubfs/Chorus_April2019%20Theme/image/download.png)](https://www.chorusconnection.com) - [Blog](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/) - [Login](https://app.chorusconnection.com/sign_in) - [Book a Demo](https://pages.chorusconnection.com/request-a-demo) [![Chorus Connection](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/hubfs/Chorus_April2019%20Theme/image/download.png)](https://www.chorusconnection.com) - [About](https://www.chorusconnection.com/about) - [Features](https://www.chorusconnection.com/features) - [Pricing](https://www.chorusconnection.com/pricing) - [Blog](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/) - [Login](https://app.chorusconnection.com/sign_in) - [Book a Demo](https://pages.chorusconnection.com/request-a-demo) # Chorus Management Resources - Filter by topic - [artistic development](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/artistic-development) - [choir technology](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/choir-technology) - [choral consortia](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/choral-consortia) - [choral marketing](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/choral-marketing) - [Chorus Connection updates](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/chorus-connection-updates) - [chorus management](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/chorus-management) - [concert operations](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/concert-operations) - [emergency preparedness](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/emergency-preparedness) - [fundraising](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/fundraising) - [gender inclusivity](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/gender-inclusivity) - [healthy choir](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/healthy-choir) - [humor](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/humor) - [inspiration](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/inspiration) - [managing during the pandemic](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/managing-during-the-pandemic) - [member management](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/member-management) - [racial equity](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/racial-equity) - [singer recruitment](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/singer-recruitment) - [singer retention](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/singer-retention) - [ticket management](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/ticket-management) - [voices for change](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/voices-for-change) - [volunteer management](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/volunteer-management) - [youth choirs](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/youth-choirs) - Filter by author - [Alex Speir](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/author/alex-speir) - [Alison Cole](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/author/alison-cole) - [Amanda Carroll](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/author/amanda-carroll) - [Andrew Goren](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/author/andrew-goren) - [Andrew Hansen](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/author/andrew-hansen) - [Andrew Swinney](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/author/andrew-swinney) - [Angelica Rowell](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/author/angelica-rowell) - [Anne-Marie Bulawka](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/author/anne-marie-bulawka) - [Brian A. 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He leads Res Facta and Amor Artis, directs Princeton Pro Musica & Monmouth Civic Chorus, and has prepared choruses for major orchestras. A prolific arranger, Ryan's holiday works are lauded as inventive, and for his recent debut appearance at Trinity Church Wall Street, conducting its iconic annual Messiah, The New York Times praised his work as "urgent and eloquent." He holds degrees from Yale, Cambridge, and Princeton and is committed to bridging classical music with contemporary themes. 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