Sy Brandon

From performances of his music on NPR’s “Performance Today” to the use of his music on TV’s “Animal Planet” and MTV’s “Never Before Scene”, Sy Brandon’s compositions and arrangements are as varied as they are accessible. His output includes solo and chamber music for brass, woodwind, string, keyboard, and percussion instruments, as well as vocal solos and chamber music, choral music, orchestra music, band music, and opera. Hia music runs the gamut from being composed for young performers to professionals.

His music has been performed live and via broadcast throughout the United States and abroad, including performances by the United States Army, Navy, and Air Force Bands. Sy Brandon has received numerous awards including first prize in the WITF-FM's 25th Anniversary Composition Contest and the Quadre Composition Contest. In 2010, he was awarded a commission from the Arizona Commission on the Arts to compose the band composition celebrating the Arizona Centennial during 2011-12. His music was selected as American Prize finalists and semi-finalists during 2012 and 2013. He is the recipient of the 2018 Thor Johnson Memorial Commission sponsored by the Delta Omicron Foundation. The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia Bulgarica and the Kiev Philharmonic have recorded his music.

Sy Brandon holds the rank of professor emeritus of music from Millersville University, Millersville, PA. He received his B.S. and M.S. in music education from Ithaca College and his A. mus. D. in composition from the University of Arizona.