A royal tribute at the Brott Music Festival

Wherever Boris Brott conducted, he never passed up an opportunity to feature compositions by his father.

And not without good reason since the elder Brott — born Joël Brod in Montreal in 1915 he changed his given name to Alexander at age 17 in emulation of Alexander the Great — was a musical force to be reckoned with as a violinist, concertmaster, conductor, composer, and teacher up until his death in 2005.

Earlier this year, prior to his…