About

Brittany is an Austin-based percussionist and singer, specializing in contemporary and classical music.

Brittany grew up at the intersection of different worlds: the sights and sounds of musical Broadway theater, the language of poetry and creative writing, and the colors and timbres of percussion instruments. Seeking novelty through a combination of the things she loves most, Brittany embraces different art mediums and how they interact and coexist with one another.

As a first generation child in America, Brittany learned two things from her Filipino parents: knowledge can take you anywhere in this world, and music will keep you company along the way. Her parents enrolled her in piano lessons at the age of 4 and her choreographer uncle would take her to see just about every Broadway musical. After 8 years of piano lessons, she began playing percussion in school in the North Texas area at the age of 12.

Throughout middle school and high school, she was inspired by her teachers to continue playing music throughout her collegiate career, and marched in the front ensemble for the Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps in 2013 and 2014. She also began her involvement with WGI Percussion as a marimba player for Vigilantes Indoor Percussion in 2015.

If she wasn't singing or playing, Brittany had her nose in a book. Her love for language influenced her to attend The University of Texas at Austin as an English major with a concentration in creative writing and modern literature, where she also learned French, took percussion and piano lessons, played lead pan in the UT steel band, and sang in the women's chorus.

Immediately following commencement, she decided to continue her education by moving to Denton to attend the University of North Texas for percussion performance. During her time at UNT, she was involved in classical and contemporary chamber ensembles, symphonic band, orchestra, Gamelan, and the 2 o'clock steel band. It was at UNT where she developed her love for singing while playing marimba, and in 2016 she commissioned a piece for marimba and voice, the lyrics set to a poem she wrote herself.

During her musical career, she has performed at various events and venues, including the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Illinois, the Texas Music Educators Association Convention, and the Meyerson Symphony Center. She has also played in concert with the Dallas Winds, Steve Smith, Tommy Igoe, Joel Rosenblatt, Gregg Bissonette, Lalo Davila, Ed Smith, Mark Ford, and Christopher Deane. 

Brittany shares her passion for music through teaching: she is currently the Director of Percussion at Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas, is a proud staff member of Girls March, and has taught all over the DFW metroplex, including Newman Smith High School, Boswell High School, Liberty High School, and Pearson Middle School. She has also had the pleasure of being on percussion staff at Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps under the caption heads Mike Jackson and Kevin Shah, as well as the WGI World Class group Vigilantes Indoor Percussion. Through various forms and outlets, Brittany has had the opportunity to learn from several incredible musicians, including Mark Ford, Christopher Deane, Ed Smith, Paul Rennick, and Ralph Hardimon.

Brittany is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association and the Percussive Arts Society. Brittany is a proud endorser of Vic Firth sticks and mallets.