Brehm Center

Dr. J. Frederick Davison is the Executive Director of the Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts at Fuller Theological Seminary. After obtaining degrees in Vocal Performance from the Catholic University of America and Johns Hopkins' Peabody Conservatory of Music, Fred served as a soloist and the assistant conductor of the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters. Following military service, he was a professional vocalist in New York City and then moved to Washington, DC, where he had a career in business. In 1996, he also served as the Interim Director of Music Ministry for National Presbyterian Church.

Fred and his wife Dottie moved to Pasadena in 1999 to develop the Brehm Center. At the same time, Fred studied conducting at UCLA. In June 2002, he received his Doctor of Musical Arts; and in July of that year, he was appointed Executive Director of the Brehm Center. He has since initiated the development of institutes within the center that focus on film and moving images, music, art and architecture, dramatic arts, preaching arts, and the church in contemporary culture. In addition to his administrative role, Dr. Davison conducts the Fuller Vocal Ensemble, a choral group he founded in 2000.