– Jenni Brandon is a renowned composer and conductor known for her collaborations with various musicians and artists, crafting music that is both beautiful and lyrical. Her compositions are characterized by memorable melodies that often draw inspiration from the stories of her collaborators, the natural world, and poetry.

Brandon’s prolific output includes music for soloists, chamber ensembles, concertos, operas, and orchestras, with a catalogue boasting over 100 works. Her compositions have been featured on more than two dozen albums across labels such as Delos, MSR Classics, Blue Griffin, New Focus Recordings, Summit Records, Albany, and Centaur. She has been honored with several prestigious awards including the Sorel Medallion, the American Prize, the Paderewski Cycle, the Women Composers Festival of Hartford International Composition Competition, and the Bassoon Chamber Music Composition Competition. Moreover, her pieces have been selected as required repertoire for notable international competitions, such as the International Double Reed Society Conference, the International Clarinet Association, and the Meg Quigley Vivaldi Bassoon Competition, and are included on university audition repertoire lists at leading institutions like Juilliard, Manhattan School of Music, and the University of Texas at Austin, among others.

Brandon’s works are published and distributed by a range of respected publishers including Boosey & Hawkes, Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Graphite Publishing, TrevCo Music Publishing, Imagine Music, J.W. Pepper, and June Emerson. Through Jenni Brandon Music, she oversees the global publication and distribution of her works.

As a conductor, Brandon often leads performances of her own compositions and those of other contemporary composers. She has conducted community and church choirs across Southern California and led notable performances such as her one-act opera “3 PADEREWSKIS” at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater in 2019.

In addition to her musical creations, Brandon is deeply committed to education and collaboration, offering workshops and talks on these topics at universities and festivals throughout the United States. She serves as the Co-Artistic Director for Heartland Marimba, where she has developed numerous workshops and festivals focusing on composition for Marimba and Keyboard Percussion.

Brandon holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Composition from West Chester University in Pennsylvania, a master’s degree in Music Composition from the University of Texas at Austin, and has pursued doctoral studies at the University of Southern California, where she has served as Adjunct Lecturer with the School of Dramatic Arts.

Outside of her musical pursuits, Brandon enjoys spending time with her two dogs and travels with her husband to scuba dive in tropical locations. For more information about Jenni and her work, visit jennibrandon.com.