Known for thoughtful, challenging, creative, and expressive programming, conductor Brandon Horrocks has been actively engaged in the orchestral music scene in the Salt Lake community for the last several years. Brandon has served as the Music Director & Conductor of the Utah Philharmonic Orchestra and the Wasatch Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, Brandon was also the Assistant Conductor for the Salt Lake Symphony. He has also worked with the musicians of the New American Philharmonic in Odgen, Utah, the West Jordan Symphony, and the Taylorsville-SLCC Symphony.

 

Brandon recently finished his doctoral studies in Instrumental Conducting at the University of Utah, graduating with his DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts) degree. There as a student he worked as an Assistant Graduate Conductor of the Campus Symphony and the University of Utah Philharmonia. He also worked as the personnel manager for the University orchestras.

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Brandon is a vocalist by training and maintains connection to the choral community as a choir section leader with the Cathedral of the Madeleine Choir in Salt Lake City and works at the Madeleine Choir School as an adjunct teacher for their Choir classes.

 

Brandon holds a Master's Degree in Orchestral Conducting and Bachelors of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Utah where he studied instrumental conducting with Dr. Robert Baldwin, voice Drs. Seth Keeton and David Power, and opera with Dr. Robert Breault.  Brandon continues to be an active choral singer and has performed with the Grand Teton Festival Chorus, Utah Chamber Artists, Salt Lake Choral Artists, La Jolla Symphony and Chorus, and San Diego Master Chorale.

 

Brandon is currently based in Salt Lake City, Utah.