Brandon Catt
Fine Arts Department Chair
Choir Director

Brandon Catt serves as Fine Arts Department Chairman and Director of Vocal Music at Glenbard East High School. His teaching responsibilities include choir and hip hop production. In addition to his Masters degree in Educational Leadership from Concordia University Chicago, Mr. Catt is a proud alumnus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) with Bachelors & Masters degrees in Music Education. 

In 2019, Glenbard recognized Mr. Catt with their Inspire...Empower...Succeed Award, and the  Illinois American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) presented him with their inaugural Outstanding Young Choral Director Award. He has twice been named a quarterfinalist for the Grammy Foundation's Music Educator Award. He regularly serves as a clinician and guest conductor for school and Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) district choral festivals. His choirs have performed at two Illinois ACDA Fall Conventions and the Illinois Music Education Conference (IMEC). Mr. Catt and his hip hop students have presented at IMEC, the National Association for Music Education National Conference, the Illinois Democracy Schools Convening, and several collegiate music education courses. They are also the subject of two published research articles on the intersection of Hip Hop music and school music education programs. Alongside his colleague, Marissa McLean, and their students, Mr. Catt showcased Glenbard’s Commercial Music Festival, the GBXmusicfest, at the 2024 IMEC. He was also invited to be the commencement speaker for the 2019 UIUC School of Music Convocation. Mr. Catt has held leadership positions in both ILMEA and IL-ACDA.

Alongside his brilliant colleagues and students, Brandon works to cultivate relevant and impactful art demonstrating the beauty, wonder, and creativity of humanity. He believes that every individual deserves to create, consume, and participate in the arts.