Tom Brand grew up singing in the Trinity Boys Choir of New Haven under Walden Moore and in the American Boychoir under James Litton. He studied choral music at Yale, where his mentors included Marguerite Brooks and Jeffrey Bernstein. Tom has founded numerous musical organizations, including Saecula Choir Foundation and United Choir School. He has been Music Director of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Bridgeport, CT since 2005 and has served as President of the Connecticut chapter of the American Choral Directors Association.