Description: Brendan McBrien - Composer, Conductor, Clinician
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MUSIC FOR EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS Brendan McBrien has composed over 100 pieces during his 30+ – year career as a composer and educator. He is among the most active composers and arrangers of music for school bands and orchestras at all performance levels.
Brendan McBrien grew up in Sunnyvale, California, where he began his musical training on the horn at age 10. He began private study on the horn in high school with one of his lifelong mentors, Jack Russell, a professional horn player and successful middle school music teacher.
After moving to Southern California, he received his Bachelor and Masters degrees in music from California State University, Long Beach, where he studied horn with Fred Fox and Calvin Smith, composition with Justus Matthews, and conducting with John Carnahan.