BRIAN SHAW is a New York City-based woodwind doubler, music director, symphonic and choral conductor, and tenor. He has played in the orchestras for several tour, regional, community, and high school productions throughout his 10+ years in New York City, including Bullets Over Broadway (1st National Tour), Saxe In The City, In The Heights, West Side Story, and Kiss Me Kate.
In addition to playing in pit orchestras, Brian has been a member of both the Queer Urban Orchestra and the Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Symphonic Band for several years, and was assistant conductor of the latter for two years.
Vocally, Brian has sung in many readings and cabarets and was a lead character in the Off-Off Broadway production of the original musical Love Quirks, for which he also recorded an original cast album. He is a frequent visitor to open mic nights around New York City.
Prior to moving to New York, Brian was a featured vocal and instrumental soloist with the St. Patrick Catholic Church choir in Miami Beach, FL, and a member of the Miami Gay Men’s Chorus. He also music directed several productions with the University of Miami’s student-run theatre organization, QuantUM Entertainment.
Brian is a product of the Ledyard High School Music Department, in Ledyard, CT, and a graduate of the University of Miami Frost School of Music, where he studied voice and theatre. As a child, he studied Alto Saxophone and Oboe with members of the United States Coast Guard Band in New London, CT.
In addition to playing in pit orchestras, Brian has been a member of both the Queer Urban Orchestra and the Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Symphonic Band for several years, and was assistant conductor of the latter for two years.
Vocally, Brian has sung in many readings and cabarets and was a lead character in the Off-Off Broadway production of the original musical Love Quirks, for which he also recorded an original cast album. He is a frequent visitor to open mic nights around New York City.
Prior to moving to New York, Brian was a featured vocal and instrumental soloist with the St. Patrick Catholic Church choir in Miami Beach, FL, and a member of the Miami Gay Men’s Chorus. He also music directed several productions with the University of Miami’s student-run theatre organization, QuantUM Entertainment.
Brian is a product of the Ledyard High School Music Department, in Ledyard, CT, and a graduate of the University of Miami Frost School of Music, where he studied voice and theatre. As a child, he studied Alto Saxophone and Oboe with members of the United States Coast Guard Band in New London, CT.