Brian Katona is the associate conductor and keyboardist of the Greater Trenton Symphony Orchestra and New Jersey Repertory Orchestra. He is also a professor of Music at Rutgers University. 

He has performed internationally as both conductor and pianist including appearances in Berlin, Venlo, Utrecht, Lucca, Cincinnati, Los Angeles and New York. His repertoire ranges from classical orchestral and choral works to musical theater, pop and jazz. His ensembles have performed at the Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Concert Hall and Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. He has also prepared choruses for performances at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York .
Dr. Katona’s compositions and arrangements have been premiered throughout the country including prominent venues in Los Angeles, New York and at the Aspen Music Festival. His music has also appeared on television and in film. 

His latest work, Jesse James DEAD OR ALIVE, a new musical about the infamous outlaw, is currently being developed in Manhattan. (http://www.deadoralivethemusical.com/)

Upcoming Engagements:

The Workshop Theater Company

 MARCH 2012

 Summit Chorale

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8:00PM, Friday, December 16, 2011
St. John's Lutheran Church
587 Springfield Ave
Summit, NJ 07901
Come one, come all and bring the family! Experience a variety of holiday favorites and join in for our traditional sing-along.
Program to include:
Holst - In the Bleak Midwinter
Jungst - While By My Sheep
Mechem - Seven Joys of Christmas
Shaw/Parker - Masters in this Hall
Shaw/Parker - O Tannenbaum
Vaughan Williams - Wassail
Darby/Simeone - The Night Before Christmas 

Let Music Live! - buy tickets
8:00PM, Saturday, March 10, 2012
Prospect Presbyterian Church
646 Prospect St
Maplewood, NJ 07040
Featuring Thompson’s The Peaceable Kingdom, Holst’s Choruses from The Rig Veda and other wonderful choral favorites by Martin, Shaw, and Schubert.
Program to include:
Holst - Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda #1 & #3
Martin - The Awakening
Shaw/Parker - Drummer and the Cook
Thompson - The Peaceable Kingdom

A Four Handed Fiasco! -

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8:00PM, Friday, May 18, 2012
St. John's Lutheran Church
587 Springfield Ave
Summit, NJ 07901
Featuring great choral works for Chorus and Piano, Four Hands, with Dr. Brian Katona, Principal Accompanist and Guest Accompanist, Holly Chatham.
Program to include:
Brahms - Liebeslieder Waltzes
Coleman/Barnes - Rhythm of Life
Copland - The Promise of Living
Françaix - Juvenalia
Wilberg - Cindy