Brandon Patrick George

George graduated from the Stivers School for the Arts in Dayton, OH in 2004. He then studied at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music with Michel Debost,{{Cite web|title= Brandon Patrick George – Flute Sonatas & Solo Works |url= https://thefluteview.com/2020/09/brandon-patrick-george-flute-sonatas-solo-works/ |date=2020-09-01|access-date=2024-10-28|website=The Flute View|language=en}} graduating in 2008,{{Cite web|title= Guest Master Class: Brandon Patrick George, flute |url=https://www.oberlin.edu/events/guest_master_class_brandon_patrick_george_flute|date=2024-03-07|access-date=2024-10-28|website=Oberlin College and Conservatory|language=en}} and in Paris with Sophie Cherrier. He received a Master of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music in 2010.{{Cite press release|title= Manhattan School of Music Announces Its Inaugural Roster of Artist Scholars, an Influential Group of Black Artists, Activists, Educators, and Administrators |author= |url=https://www.msmnyc.edu/news/news-release-manhattan-school-of-music-announces-its-inaugural-roster-of-artist-scholars-an-influential-group-of-black-artists-activists-educators-and-administrators/|access-date=2024-10-29|website=Manhattan School of Music|location= New York|language=en}}

George was appointed flutist of Imani Winds in 2018, succeeding founder Valerie Coleman.{{Cite web|last=Dobrin|first=Peter|title=Winsome Imani Winds gives world premiere of Four Sketches by Penn professor James Primosch|url=https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/classical/imani-winds-four-stretches-james-primosch-world-cafe-live-20190216.html|access-date=2024-10-28|website=www.inquirer.com|date=16 February 2019 |language=en-US}} With Imani Winds he has toured extensively, and with the group has received three Grammy nominations and in 2024 a GRAMMY Award for Best Classical Compendium, for the live recording Passion For Bach And Coltrane arranged and composed by Jeff Scott

George has performed as a soloist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Albany Symphony Orchestra, American Composers Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestra of St. Luke's.{{Cite web|title=Bach in Three • Orchestra of St. Luke's|url=https://oslmusic.org/event/bach-in-three/|access-date=2021-07-05|website=Orchestra of St. Luke's|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|last=Fonseca-Wollheim|first=Corinna da|date=2018-11-05|title=Review: An Orchestral Season That's (Almost) Entirely Female|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/05/arts/music/review-american-composers-orchestra.html|access-date=2020-09-12}} He has appeared as guest principal flute with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the International Contemporary Ensemble.

He has collaborated with artists and ensembles including the Escher String Quartet,{{Cite news|last=Hodges|first=Christopher|date=2024-09-25|title= Flautist Brandon Patrick George Joins With Escher |language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.classical-scene.com/2024/09/25/george-joins-escher/|access-date=2020-09-12}} composer Valerie Coleman, harpist Bridget Kibbey, harpist Parker Ramsay,{{Cite news|title= Rising classical music stars to perform free concert in Baltimore as part of Shriver Hall series |language=en-US|work=Baltimore Sun|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/01/19/rising-classical-music-star-to-perform-free-concert-in-baltimore-as-part-of-shriver-hall-series/|date=2024-01-19|access-date=2024-12-03|author=Mary Carole McCauley}} and with harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani on an ongoing Bach project.{{Cite news |author=Nathan Cone |date=2024-03-07 |title=Brilliant Bach from Brandon Patrick George and Mahan Esfahani |url=https://www.tpr.org/show/performance-saturday/2024-03-07/brillant-bach-from-brandon-patrick-george-and-mahan-esfahani |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=Texas Public Radio |language=en-US}}

In 2020 he was named, with Imani Winds, to Manhattan School of Music's inaugural roster of Artist Scholars. In 2021, he was part of the inaugural class of WQXR’s Artist Propulsion Lab, a program designed to advance rising artists' careers.{{Cite web|title= WQXR Announces 2023 Roster Of Artist Propulsion Lab Participants |url= https://www.broadwayworld.com/industry/article/WQXR-Announces-2023-Roster-Of-Artist-Propulsion-Lab-Participants-20230118 |date=2023-01-18|access-date=2024-10-28|website=Broadway World|language=en}}

On May 4 2023, George made his Lincoln Center debut as a headlining soloist with the concert program "Twofold" presenting the repertoire from his 2023 album by that name.{{Cite web|title= Grammy-Nominated Flutist Brandon Patrick George Takes Center Stage at NYC's Famed Lincoln Center |url= https://www.intomore.com/entertainment/music/grammy-nominated-flutist-brandon-patrick-george-takes-center-stage-at-nycs-famed-lincoln-center/ |date=2023-05-04|access-date=2024-10-28|author=Joshua S. Mackey|website=Into|language=en}}

George joined the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music in 2021.{{Cite web|title= Brandon Patrick George |url=https://www.curtis.edu/person/brandon-patrick-george/|access-date=2024-10-29|website=www.curtis.edu}}{{Cite web|last=Dobrin|first=Peter|title=Brandon Patrick George|url=https://www.banffcentre.ca/fr/profiles/brandon-patrick-george|access-date=2021-07-05|website=banffcenter.ca|language=en}} He has also taught at the Banff Centre.{{Cite web|title= Brandon Patrick George |url=https://www.curtis.edu/person/brandon-patrick-george/|access-date=2024-10-29|website=www.curtis.edu}}

In 2024 George launched a Community Concerto Project, a projected multi-year project to commission new flute concertos, with the Albany Symphony Orchestra and a newly commissioned concerto by Michael Gilbertson.{{Cite web|last=Boyd|first=Stephanie Ann|title=5 Questions to Brandon Patrick George (flutist)|url=https://icareifyoulisten.com/2023/09/5-questions-to-brandon-patrick-george-flutist/|date=2023-09-12|access-date=2024-10-29|website=icareifyoulisten.com|language=en}} The Project envisions new commissions of works for flute to be performed with a small ensemble of local students, conveying a community's story and connecting a city's classical musicians and local students through mentorship and collaboration.{{Cite web|title= Brandon Patrick George: The Community Concerto Project - Commissioning, Mentorship, and Community Empowerment |url=https://www.jensenartists.com/productions/brandon-patrick-george-community-concerto|access-date=2024-12-03|website=jensenartists.com|language=en}}

George lives in Brooklyn, New York.{{Cite web|title=Flute Master Class: Brandon Patrick George {{!}} Butler School of Music - The University of Texas at Austin|url=https://music.utexas.edu/events/4669-flute-master-class-brandon-patrick-george|access-date=2020-09-12|website=music.utexas.edu|date=23 January 2020 |language=en}}

Flute Sonatas and Solo Works, George's debut solo album, included works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Pierre Boulez, Kalevi Aho, and Sergei Prokofiev. It was released by Hänssler Classics on September 18, 2020.

In 2023 he released his second solo album, Twofold, on which he paired canonical solo flute works with music by contemporary composers including Saad Haddad, Reena Esmail, Shawn Okpebholo, and Tōru Takemitsu, encompassing Hindustani and Japanese as well as European musical traditions.{{Cite web|title= Twofold (Brandon Patrick George) |url= https://www.classical-music.com/reviews/instrumental/twofold-brandon-patrick-george |date=2023-11-20|access-date=2024-10-28|website=classical-music.com|author=Freya Parr|language=en}}

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