"Film music finding crossover appeal on concert stages"

Brett Mitchell is featured in an article about film music and its crossover appeal in the concert hall that first appeared in the Houston Chronicle, and now appears in papers nationwide. To read the original article, please click here.

Audio: Houston Symphony (Rachmaninoff) interview

Brett Mitchell and Hans Graf spoke with Dean Dalton on today's edition of KUHF's "The Front Row" about this weekend's Houston Symphony subscription concerts, on which Mr. Mitchell will lead Rachmaninoff's youthful symphonic poem, The Rock. To listen to this interview, please click here.

Video: Brett Mitchell leads Musiqa in concert

Video of Brett Mitchell's recent performance with Musiqa of Pierre Jalbert's L'oeil écoute with film by Jean Detheux is now available. Please watch the video embedded in this post, or click here to watch the performance on Vimeo.

Preview: "Seven Conductors. One Baton."

Art & Society magazine (Peoria, Ill.) has published a preview of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra's 2009-10 season, during which Brett Mitchell will be the last of seven guest conductors vying to become that orchestra's next music director. To read this article, please click here.

Audio: Musiqa interview

Brett Mitchell and novelist Mat Johnson spoke with St.John Flynn on today's edition of KUHF's "The Front Row" about this weekend's season-opening collaboration between contemporary chamber ensemble Musiqa and literary organization Inprint. To listen to this interview, please click here.

Brett Mitchell: "New Music: It's not just for your Classical Series"

Brett Mitchell has penned a column for online magazine NewMusicBox about the viability of incorporating more contemporary repertoire into orchestras' educational, family, and Pops programming. To read this column, please click here.

Brett Mitchell named finalist for Peoria Symphony music directorship

Brett Mitchell has been named one of seven finalists to become the next music director of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Mitchell will lead a subscription concert with the orchestra in April 2010 featuring music of Torke, Prokofiev, and Beethoven. For more information, please click here.

Audio: "Blue Planet Live" interview

Brett Mitchell spoke with St.John Flynn on today's edition of KUHF's "The Front Row" about this weekend's Houston Symphony performances of "Blue Planet Live," featuring the award-winning Discovery Channel documentary with George Fenton's score performed live by the orchestra and Mr. Mitchell. To listen, please click here.

Preview: "Houston Symphony ready to dive into concert"

The Houston Chronicle has published a preview of the Houston Symphony's upcoming performance of George Fenton's score for The Blue Planet, led by Brett Mitchell, which will be synchronized with a screening of the film at Jones Hall. To read this article, please click here.

Audio: Houston Symphony (Schumann) interview

Brett Mitchell spoke with Bob Stevenson on today's edition of KUHF's "The Front Row" about this weekend's Houston Symphony performances at Miller Outdoor Theatre, during which Mr. Mitchell will lead a program featuring Schumann's Symphony No. 1 ("Spring"). To listen to this interview, please click here.

Review: "Music fit for a king, and a world, gone mad"

Incident Light has published a review of Brett Mitchell's recent guest appearance with the SOLI Chamber Ensemble, conducting and co-directing a production of Peter Maxwell Davies's Eight Songs for a Mad King. "It was repellent. It was horrific. It was ugly. And it was utterly riveting... Conductor and co-director Brett Mitchell led the proceedings with skill and conviction." To read the complete review, please click here.

BREAKING: Brett Mitchell to step in at tonight's Houston Symphony concert

Brett Mitchell will step in to conduct this evening's Houston Symphony subscription concert; guest conductor Thomas Dausgaard has withdrawn due to illness. Mitchell will lead the orchestra in the Prelude to Act II of Carl Nielsen's opera Saul and David, John Adams's Violin Concerto with soloist Leila Josefowicz, and Brahms's Symphony No. 1.

Audio: Houston Symphony ("Bach vs. Vivaldi") interview

Brett Mitchell and Houston Symphony clarinetist Tom LeGrand spoke with Dean Dalton on today's edition of KUHF's "The Front Row" about the orchestra's upcoming "Bach vs. Vivaldi" Festival, during which Mr. Mitchell will conduct a Baroque-themed family program. To listen to this interview, please click here.

Preview: "Baroque composers battle at Houston Symphony"

The Houston Chronicle has published a preview of the Houston Symphony's upcoming "Bach vs. Vivaldi" Festival, during which Brett Mitchell will conducting a family program with the orchestra. To read this article, please click here.

Video: "Conducting 101"

Brett Mitchell has filmed a brief educational video for the Houston Chronicle exploring the fundamentals of conducting. To view this video, please click here.

Review: "Symphony shines on Russian sojourn"

The Houston Chronicle has published a review of Brett Mitchell's recent appearance on the Houston Symphony's classical subscription series. "Mitchell...opened the concert capably leading three short pieces by Shostakovich. He caught the playful novelty of Tahiti Trot. Mitchell also led two excerpts from...The Gadfly: the warmly lyrical 'Romance' and the exuberant 'Folk Festival', allowing the musicians to revel in its racing rhythms and brilliant orchestral colors." To read the complete review, please click here.

Audio: Houston Symphony (subscription debut) interview

Brett Mitchell and Hans Graf spoke with Dean Dalton on today's edition of KUHF's "The Front Row" about this weekend's Houston Symphony performances, which will mark Mr. Mitchell's subscription debut. To listen to this interview, please click here.

Brett Mitchell promoted to Assistant Conductor of the Houston Symphony

Having served as American Conducting Fellow of the Houston Symphony for the 2007-08 season, Brett Mitchell has been promoted to Assistant Conductor, effective immediately. For more information, please click here.

Audio: Houston Symphony (community concerts) interview

Brett Mitchell spoke with St.John Flynn on today's edition of KUHF's "The Front Row" about the Houston Symphony's upcoming "Sounds Like Fun!" programs, a series of community concerts led by Mr. Mitchell at various venues throughout greater Houston. To listen to this interview, please click here.

Review: "A Ticklish Affair for HSO’s Opening Night"

The People's Critic has published a review of the Houston Symphony's opening night concert at its summer home at the Mitchell Pavilion, a family-friendly program led by Brett Mitchell. "The casually dressed young conductor, Brett Mitchell, was well-chosen to address the younger members of the audience, as he had an infectious enthusiasm and evident joy while explaining the humorous, 'fun' side of the classical selections on the program." To read the complete review, please click here.