Brian Hertz Pianist / Conductor

516.316.6606 / brian1039@aol.com

---

Broadway / Off-Broadway

Avenue Q Golden Theatre Sub Key1/Conductor

The Little Mermaid Lunt-Fontanne Sub for Key 3

Legally Blonde the Musical Palace Theatre Sub Key1/Cond., Keys 2 and 3

Xanadu Helen Hayes Sub for Key 2

Christmas Spectacular Radio City Music Hall Piano

Les Miserables (closed) Broadhurst Sub for Key 2

Altar Boyz Off Broadway–New World Stages Sub Key1/Cond., Key 2

Professional Theater

Wonderful Town First Nat’l Tour–Columbia Artists Assoc. MD / Keyboards

Sammy & Me Hangar Theatre–Ithaca, NY Conductor / Piano

The Wiz Hangar Theatre–Ithaca, NY Conductor / Keyboards

I Do! I Do! Cortland Repertory Theater Pianist

Singin’ In the Rain Grey Wig Theatre–Hofstra University Pianist

Opera

The Consul Ithaca College Opera Asst. Conductor / Pianist

Turandot Opera Festival of New Jersey Pianist / Keyboards

The Magic Flute Opera Festival of New Jersey Pianist / Keyboards

Bluebeard’s Castle Opera Festival of New Jersey Keyboards

Il Prigioniero Opera Festival of New Jersey Keyboards

College Theater

Violet Ithaca College Theater MD / Conductor / Piano

Grease Ithaca College Theater MD / Conductor / Piano

Seussical! The Musical Ithaca College Theater Conductor

Side Show Ithaca College Theater MD / Conductor / Piano

A Little Night Music Ithaca College Theater Asst. Conductor

Other Theater

The All Night Strut! Plaza Theatrical Productions MD / Conductor / Piano

Grand Night for Singing Plaza Theatrical Productions MD / Conductor / Piano

The Mikado Long Island Gilbert & Sullivan Co. Pianist

Company The Stage–Merrick, NY MD / Conductor / Piano

1776 The Stage–Merrick, NY MD / Conductor / Piano

Education

M.M. Conducting in Musical Theater / Opera Ithaca College, 2006

B.M. Voice / Music Education Ithaca College, 2001

Additional Experience

· Rehearsal pianist for Legally Blonde, The Little Mermaid, Les Miserables, Avenue Q

· Audition pianist at Telsey & Co. and others; classes for Craig Carnelia and Jen Waldman

· Pianist for the annual North American Children’s Chorale at Carnegie Hall

· Pianist for the Long Island Philharmonic Chorus and Long Island Choral Festival & Institute

· Young Artist Pianist and Asst. to the Music Director at Opera Festival of New Jersey, 2001

Additional Professional Skills

· Trained singer in opera, musical theater, popular repertoire

· Vocal coaching, most repertoire, languages, IPA

· Permanent Certification in K–12 music, New York State (choral teacher for three years)

· Transpositions, transcriptions, arrangements

· Synthesizers, harpsichord, celeste, amateur organist