Leanna Brand

Voice Part: Alto

Season you joined the Chorale: 1991

Birthplace: Bakersfield, CA

Education/Vocal Training: Bachelor of Music in Voice CSU Northridge

Do you make your living as a musician? Yes

If so, where else do you gig/teach/conduct/sing/perform? Director of Music at St. Julie Billiart Catholic Church in Newbury Park, CA; Owner of Carolers.com, Christmas Caroling Business for 20 years; various Studio Session Singing including over 50 Film scores and some commercials and background singing for CD’s; current AGMA delegate for the Chorale

Recent solo roles or guest appearances:Soloist with Los Robles Master Chorale, Music in the Mountains

Recordings/TV/Film: License to Wed, The Simpsons Movie, Empire of the Sun, Christina Aguilera Albums, Fallout Boy, The Matrix, Batman, Men in Black, Twister, A.I., Jurassic Park

Highlights of your musical career: There are so many. I can’t choose!!!

Favorite choral work: Duruflé Requiem, Holst Hymn of Jesus

A defining moment or favorite onstage experience: : Singing with Julie Andrews on The King and I soundtrack. (wow, me and Mary Poppins!!!)

What are you listening to these days? Lots of sacred music for church, AC/DC, Audioslave and Creed at the gym to keep me moving. Verdi, Beethoven, Fauré and other choral works to keep me sane.

Anything you’d like to add about yourself? ?: I feel blessed to be able to make a living doing something I truly love, and because of that I fight to keep musicians working in Los Angeles and pray that the schools will keep music alive for the musicians to come.