An award-winning composer as well as an accomplished and versatile musician and facilitator, Brian Tate attributes the success of his multifaceted career to a love of working with people and a passion for the arts.

Brian received his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of British Columbia and went on to further music studies in London, England, and Toronto. His love for music of many kinds has led to a diverse career that includes orchestral and choral conducting and performance, West African drumming, jazz piano and vocals, musical theatre, and composing music for film, television, stage and the concert hall. Brian has twice received Vancouver's Jessie Richardson award for original theatre music and his choral music is performed worldwide.

An avid jazz musician, Brian co-founded the vocal jazz trio Ferguson Tate Leroux and currently performs with the Brian Tate Quartet. He has also created a solo unaccompanied vocal show using live electronic voice looping entitled, "Head Full of Voices". Brian directs Vancouver's multi-faith Universal Gospel Choir as well as the senior choir at Arts Umbrella's Sarah McLachlan Music Outreach program. He is currently on the faculty of Studio 58, Langara College's professional theatre school, as well as the Banff Centre for Leadership Development.

As a facilitator in the area of business and education, Brian takes the elements of creativity, process, chaos, and discovery found in the performing arts and transforms them into powerful, interactive group experiences towards developing leadership, authenticity, innovation and teambuilding. His programs include groundbreaking work in the use of the voice as a tool for personal development. An accomplished musical improvisor, Brian brings spontaneity, humour and originality into all of his presentations, allowing participants to experience growth and success not only in their work, but in all areas of their lives.

Brian lives in historic Strathcona, Vancouver's oldest neighborhood, with his wife Patricia and their cat "Pusster".

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	MISSA BREVIS RITMICO (Pavane Publishing) Composer: Brian Tate  Voicing: CHORAL SCORE  Season: General Released: March 2001  Listen   This is not just a small mass, but a rhythmic one as well, as the title notes. The traditional Latin mass is redressed in a fusion of jazz, pop and classical colors. Excellent for high school and college, church or school.
	P3006 - CHORAL SCORE	[buy now] $5.95
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	Hold Me, Rock Me (Pavane Publishing) Composer: Brian Tate Author/Lyricist: Traditional Spirituals  Voicing: SATB  Season: General Released: March 2004  Listen   Inspired by traditional spirituals Brian Tate cleverly created the text in this brand new choral selection. The yearning for belonging is quickly evident and rocks gently to a satisfying finish. Brian Tate has been composing a string of choral hits, and this one is destined to fall in line.
	P1244 - SATB	[buy now] $1.75
	HOLD ME, ROCK ME (Pavane Publishing) Composer: Brian Tate Author/Lyricist: Traditional Spirituals  Voicing: SSAA  Season: General Released: January 2007  Listen   Released in SATB in 2004, this piece has been popular enough to demand a setting for women's voices. Inspired by traditional spirituals Brian Tate cleverly created the text in this brand new choral selection. The yearning for belonging is quickly evident and rocks gently to a satisfying finish. Brian Tate has been composing and arranging a steady string of choral hits that deserves our attention.
	P1320 - SSAA	[buy now] $1.60
	HOME IN D' Rock (Pavane Publishing) Composer: Traditional Spiritual Arranger: Brian Tate  Voicing: SATB  Season: General Released: January 2007  Listen   This great spiritual arrangement with optional djembe accompaniment could be the winner release for 2007. You can't sit still for this one. With optional solos and driving ostinato statements this piece does not let you down until the song is over. Another super arrangement from Canadian composer, Brian Tate.
	P1284 - SATB	[buy now] $1.95
	I WANT TO DIE EASY WHEN I DIE (Pavane Publishing) Composer: Traditional Spiritual Arranger: Brian Tate  Voicing: SATB  Season: General Released: January 2007  Listen   Brian Tate is a Canadian composer who also conducts a gospel and multicultural choir. His arrangements have become immensely popular, year after year. This one will not disappoint. A cappella voices and percussion are all that is needed to build this anthem from a soft, solo start, through a rousing lift to its satisfying end. Great for school or church use.
	P1312 - SATB	[buy now] $1.80
	KAKI LAMBE (Pavane Publishing) Composer: Traditional Senegal Arranger: Brian Tate  Voicing: SATB  Season: General Released: January 2005  Listen   TThis African multicultural song contains easy ostinato patterns that are simple to learn but sound wonderfully complex when all put together. A joyful song to the protector of the harvest for voices and percussion, the rhythms are interesting and inviting. An excellent selection for school choirs and concert.
	P1249 - SATB	[buy now] $2.35
	Kaki Lambe (Pavane Publishing) Composer: Traditional Senegal Arranger: Brian Tate  Voicing: SSAA  Season: General Released: January 2008 Difficulty: Easy Listen   Brian Tate's SATB setting of "Kaki Lambe" was released in 2005 and quickly became one of the best-selling chorals in the multi-cultural genre. The demand increased following its use by the honor choir at the ACDA National convention in Miami. This new setting for treble voices maintains the same energy and drive. The complex lines and rhythms are captivating but are also cleverly much easier to learn than they sound, making this piece a choir and audience favorite.
	P1321 - SSAA	[buy now] $2.35
	KWAHERI (Pavane Publishing) Composer: Traditional Kenya and Tanzania Arranger: Brian Tate  Voicing: SATB  Season: General Released: January 2007  Listen   Brian Tate is a Canadian composer who also conducts a gospel and multicultural choir. His arrangements have become immensely popular, year after year, as proven by his best-selling "Khaki Lambe" in 2006. This "farewell" song from Kenya and Tanzania begins quietly but builds and builds to the end. Easy percussion instruments add a flavor of authenticity. A superb school program end or encore.
	P1313 - SATB	[buy now] $1.60
	Lift Up Your Voice (Pavane Publishing) Composer: Brian Tate  Voicing: SATB  Season: General Released: January 2008 Difficulty: Easy Listen   Written in a lively and energetic gospel style, Brian Tate displays why he is the successful leader of the 200 voice Vancouver Island Gospel and World Music Choir. This is simply a great gospel piece that will catch on where ever it is performed. Churches and schools will enjoy this positive and upbeat selection.
	P1342 - SATB	[buy now] $2.75
	NADA BRAHMA (Pavane Publishing) Composer: Brian Tate  Voicing: SATB  Season: General Released: March 2001    Music can be the great unifier, when our common song unites us and we set all of our differences aside. That is the message of this Eastern Indian text, which has been aptly set to music by Brian Tate. The song builds and pulls the themes together with a very singable melody. Great for high school.
	P1189 - SATB	[buy now] $1.80
	ROLL, JORDAN, ROLL (Pavane Publishing) Composer: Traditional spiritual Arranger: Brian Tate  Voicing: SATB  Season: General Released: March 2003 Difficulty: Medium Listen   What a great, rocking spiritual - and Canadian Brian Tate makes it fun to sing! Maintaining a fast pace and lots of "blue" notes, he even includes a repeated ostinato section that adds parts and builds to the final ending. This will be a festival favorite for schools and a barn-burner for the church.
	P1231 - SATB	[buy now] $1.80
	Roll, Jordan, Roll (Pavane Publishing) Arranger: Brian Tate  Voicing: SSAA  Season: General Released: January 2008 Difficulty: Medium   What a great, rocking spiritual - and Canadian Brian Tate makes it fun to sing! The SATB edition was released in 2003 and became an early favorite. Maintaining a fast pace and lots of "blue" notes, he even includes a repeated ostinato section that adds parts and builds to the final ending. This will be a festival favorite for schools and a barn-burner for the church.
	P1331 - SSAA	[buy now] $2.35
	THE WATER IS WIDE (Pavane Publishing) Composer: Traditional Arranger: Brian Tate  Voicing: 2-PART  Season: general Released: March 2001 Difficulty: medium Listen   BBrian Tate is a newcomer as a published composer, but his years as a conductor and clinician are well-known, especially in Canada. There are already many arrangements of this beloved tune, but Brian's brings a fresh touch to it. Selected to be a part of the Judith Herrington Choral Series.
	P1190 - 2-PART	[buy now] $1.60

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