B.M. from Texas A&M, Commerce, M.M. in Musicology and M.L.S. from University of Arizona, Tucson.

Brian Cockburn dabbles in all things musical and particularly vocal.  In addition to conducting choirs Texas, New York, Arizona and Virginia and Austria, is compositions have been performed throughout the U.S. and in Europe. As a tenor and countertenor, he has sung professionally with Arizona Opera, O.P.E.R.A., Young Audiences Programs, Austin Lyric and concerts around the U.S. His directorial debut was in 1987 with Arizona Opera’s production of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut and continued with a recent production at the Shenandoah Bach Festival directing and conducting The Village Singer by Stephen Paulus.

He teaches courses in Vocal Arranging, Instrumental Arranging, Graduate Research, Graduate Choral Lit., Intro to Music Technology, Arts 101, and Jesus and Music, as well as creating and administering JMU’s New Music for Young Musicians Composition Competition.