Brandon Patrick George Explained

Brandon Patrick George is an American flutist.[1] He studied at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music[2] with Michel Debost, in Paris with Sophie Cherrier,[1] and received a Master of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music.[3] [4] He was appointed flutist of Imani Winds in 2018, succeeding founder Valerie Coleman.[5] Brandon has appeared as a soloist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Albany Symphony Orchestra, American Composers Orchestra, and with the Orchestra of St. Luke's chamber ensembles.[6] [7] Prior to his work as a solo and chamber musician, Brandon performed as a guest with American orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the International Contemporary Ensemble.[4] A Resident Artist with Imani Winds at the Mannes School of Music at The New School,[8] Brandon is on the faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music.[9] [10] [11] He plays the Verne Q. Powell platinum flute made for the 1939 World's Fair, which was previously owned by William Kincaid, and displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Musical Instrument Collection.[12] Brandon's album of works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Pierre Boulez, Kalevi Aho, and Sergei Prokofiev was released by Hänssler Classics in September 2020.[1] [13] He lives in Brooklyn, New York.[14]

Notes and References

  1. News: Fonseca-Wollheim. Corinna da. 2020-10-13. A Flutist Steps Into the Solo Spotlight. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-12-04. 0362-4331.
  2. Web site: 2016-07-29. In the News. 2020-12-04. Oberlin College and Conservatory. en.
  3. Web site: Success Stories. 2020-12-04. Manhattan School of Music. en.
  4. Web site: About. 2020-09-12. Brandon Patrick George. en-US.
  5. Web site: Dobrin. Peter. Winsome Imani Winds gives world premiere of Four Sketches by Penn professor James Primosch. 2020-09-12. www.inquirer.com. en-US.
  6. Web site: Bach in Three • Orchestra of St. Luke's. 2021-07-05. Orchestra of St. Luke's. en-US.
  7. News: Fonseca-Wollheim. Corinna da. 2018-11-05. Review: An Orchestral Season That's (Almost) Entirely Female. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-09-12. 0362-4331.
  8. Web site: Resident Artists Mannes College The New School for Music. 2020-09-12. www.newschool.edu.
  9. Web site: Faculty. 2020-09-12. www.curtis.edu.
  10. Web site: Dobrin. Peter. The renowned Imani Winds has been appointed to the Curtis Institute faculty. 2021-07-05. www.inquirer.com. en.
  11. Web site: Imani Winds Joins the Curtis Institute of Music Faculty. 2021-07-05. www.curtis.edu.
  12. Web site: Robinson. Amelia. Journalists. National Association of Black. Journalist. Greater Dayton Association of Black. Journalist. Society of Professional. Columnists. Search Results Web Result with Site Links National Society of Newspaper. The story behind how this Stivers grad plans to play the world's most expensive flute. 2020-09-12. dayton-daily-news. English.
  13. Web site: Flute Sonatas & Solo Works - NaxosDirect. 2020-09-12. naxosdirect.com.
  14. Web site: Flute Master Class: Brandon Patrick George Butler School of Music - The University of Texas at Austin. 2020-09-12. music.utexas.edu. en.

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