Beata Brandt

Beata Brandt studied music at California State University, Long Beach, where she earned a degree in music composition. Her interest in composition grew out of a love of the great variety of sounds and textures that brings music into being. While attending CSULB, she also studied piano, voice, and conducting. Beata has performed in the dance piece, The Evil Garden, by Erin Mitchell. The CSULB Studio Orchestra and University String Quartet have performed her compositions. Percussionist, Dave Gerhart, has performed her timpani solo, Flights of Fancy, a work he commissioned.

As a member of the CSULB University Choir, she has sung with the Long Beach Symphony, Long Beach Camerata Singers, Pacific Symphony, and Pasadena Pops Orchestra, and recorded for World of Warcraft III. She has also played the piano in the studio orchestra under the baton of Tim Simonec (Diary of Anne Frank, Lost, Alias, The Incredibles, Ratatouille), and recorded for student films. Piano performances include chamber music, piano ensemble, accompanying, and student recitals. Beata has played the piano, harpsichord, or celesta as a member of Collegium Musicum, Studio Orchestra, and New Music Ensemble.

Beata has worked as a vocal coach, and church music director. She has appeared in the music video "Outside" for the band Kill the Complex. Beata most recently took part in a one on one mentoring session with renowned film and concert music composer, Bruce Broughton at the ASCAP "I Create Music" Expo, where he reviewed her film music compositions. Beata has played for performances of musicals such as Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar, My Fair Lady and West Side Story. Besides studying classical guitar, she has accompanied many vocal and instrumental soloists and several choirs.

As a composition major, Beata has been awarded the Paul C. Lindsey Memorial Scholarship and the Music Department Talent Scholarship in Music Composition. She has chaired the CSULB College of the Arts (COTA) Student Council and CSULB Composers Guild. As an officer in the Composers Guild, Beata coordinated two concerts of composition students’ works. As chair of the College of the Arts Council, she oversaw the inaugural COTA student and faculty mixer. She is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society, and Sigma Alpha Iota music fraternity. Beata speaks Polish and Spanish, and can sing in Polish, Spanish, Hebrew, French, Italian, and German.

Beata currently accompanies several community choruses, and teaches voice and piano. She continues to perform contemporary and classical works as a pianist, accompanist, vocalist, and conductor. Beata lives in the Los Angeles area, and is open for projects in film music, concert music, dance, or piano and vocal performance.

Employer:	Community Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Los Alamitos, CA
Position:	Community Relations
Time period:	December 2006 - Present
Description:	- Collaborate and strategize with the pastor, preschool director, Board of Directors, and committees regarding marketing, public relations, and advertising. - Edited, The Window, the monthly church newsletter, for content, design, and layout. - Managed and edited the church and preschool website for design and content.

Employer:	Freelance
Position:	Freelance Piano and Vocal Teacher, Choir Director, Accompanist Long Beach, CA
Time period:	July 2003 - Present
Description:	- Teach students from early beginners (age 4) to advanced levels and adults. - Provide accompaniment during vocal coaching, and for worship services. - Substitute for teachers and choir directors as requested.

Employer:	Various
Position:	Accompanist
Description:	Together with Music Senior Chorus, Anaheim, CA, October 2007 to present Note-A-Belles Women’s Chorus, Fullerton, CA, October 2007 to present Emeritones, Cerritos Community Senior Chorus, Cerritos, CA, November, 2007 to present La Mirada Singers, Vocal Arts, Cerritos College, La Mirada, CA, November, 2007 to present Pacific Arts Theatre – Theatre Camp, Fullerton, CA, Summer 2005 Orange County High School of the Arts, Santa Ana, CA, September 2004 to June 2005 - Play music of all genres, including classical, jazz, popular music and musical theatre. - Sight-read music and substitute teach the class, or substitute direct rehearsal when needed. - Provided musical accompaniment for Music Appreciation class, 7th and 8th grade levels.

Employer:	Various
Position:	Piano and Voice Teacher
Description:	Pacific Conservatory, Costa Mesa, CA, February 2008 to present Cornerstone Music Conservatory, Los Angeles, CA February 2008 to present European School of Music and Art, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, April 2007 to present - Teach private and group lessons to students from early beginners (age 4) to advanced levels and adults. - Provide accompaniment during vocal coaching. - Prepare students for recitals and performances.

Employer:	Apple One, Long Beach, CA
Position:	Trust Operations Processor, Wells Fargo, Long Beach, CA
Time period:	March 2007 - August 2007
Description:	- Analyzed and classified trust documents, indexing them in the trust document database according to document priority and importance. - Scanned documents, examining and adjusting document images before submitting them to the validation process. - Validated and processed data and images for varied trust documents before submitting them to the trust document database. - Assisted operations manager and work director with production reports.

Employer:	Nomad Editing, Santa Monica, CA
Position:	Receptionist
Time period:	November 2006 - December 2006
Description:	- Directed phone calls, greeted clients, received packages, performed light office work.

Employer:	Friedman Agency, Los Angeles, CA
Position:	Assistant to Holiday Gift Coordinator, Creative Artists Agency, Beverly Hills, CA
Time period:	October 2006 - November 2006
Description:	- Coordinated international packages, provided quality control, assisted with the delivery of messenger and domestic packages, ran errands.

Employer:	Community Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Los Alamitos, CA
Position:	Music Director
Time period:	October 2003 - May 2006
Description:	- Directed Chancel Choir, Youth Choir, Handbell Choir and instrumentalists during rehearsal and worship services. - Introduced and established contemporary music at worship services. - Coordinated musical activities with pastor, youth director and worship commission. - Provided piano accompaniment and solo performances during services as needed. - Corresponded with choir, congregation, other music directors and ministers. - Hired musicians as needed.

University:	University of Wisconsin System - Milwaukee
Degree:	Bachelor of Business Administration with honors, Accounting and Economics

University:	California State University System - Long Beach
Degree:	Bachelor of Music with honors, Composition

Memberships:

ASCAP, “I Create Music” Expo 2008, one on one session with Bruce Broughton, composer CBEST, passing score, December 2007 President, Secretary, CSULB Composers Guild President, Vice-President, CSULB College of the Arts Council Vice-President of Ritual, Sigma Alpha Iota, Music Fraternity, CSULB Fundraising Chair, Outstanding Member, UW-Milwaukee, Beta Alpha Psi, Accounting Fraternity President, Vice-President, UW-Milwaukee, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society Paul C. Lindsey Memorial Scholarship, Music Department Talent Scholarship in Music Composition, CSULB President’s Honor List, Dean’s Honor List, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, CSULB, UW-Milwaukee