“An ideal podium artist for the 21st Century.”

– Marcos Balter, composer


Brent Chancellor is an American conductor celebrated by The Skinny (UK) for performances that are “simply astonishing” and by NPR’s Morning Edition for their “mesmerizing beauty.” He is Curator and Conductor of New Music at Artpark, Founding Music Director of LUXORCH, and Executive Director and Associate Conductor of the Reading Symphony Orchestra. Recent engagements include the New Jersey Symphony and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, with a return to the Fort Wayne Philharmonic in the 2026–27 season.

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Brent Chancellor Conducts the Allentown Symphony

Conductor Brent Chancellor leads the Allentown Symphony orchestra’s 2026 “America …

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“…a real singers’ conductor.”
– Mignon Dunn, mezzo-soprano


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“L’Oiseau…was quite simply astonishing.”
– Tallah Brash, The Skinny, UK


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“[LUX] represents everything we strive for in arts education—
accessibility, engagement, and inspiration”.  
– J. Manno, Supervisor of Arts, South Orange Maplewood Schools