Brandon Markson (b.1999) is a composer with an eclectic style of writing, covering a wide array of musical interests including contemporary-classical, jazz, rock, folk, blues, and music for visual media (eg. film, video games, theatre). A common thematic for Brandon’s music is to create deep connections with both the audience and musicians performing, finding ways to weave in storytelling and evoking strong emotional responses. His music has received performances and recordings from across the United States, including the NEC Wind Ensemble & Symphony Orchestra, TEMPO ensemble, Atlantic Music Festival, Nief Norf Music Festival, and Sewanee Music Festival.

One of Brandon’s biggest interests is the interdisciplinary crossover between music and scientific disciplines, including psychology, physics, math, and especially chemistry. He hopes to become a leading figure in the push for further exploration and study of the crossover between the arts and sciences, including research on deriving harmonic languages and musical constructs out of chemical reactions and naturally occurring frequencies.

Recent and upcoming music projects include orchestrating for the new musical Midnight at Midday (as seen on Good Morning America, CBS Nightly News, and in the New York Times) to commemorate the 2024 solar eclipse, a jazz-influenced cello concerto, an upcoming chamber piece - with an emphasis on percussion - premiering at Nief Norf’s 2024 Music Festival and an electroacoustic work for saxophone and electronics exploring the relationship between cosmic and synthetic chemical compounds.

Brandon currently holds two Bachelor’s in Chemistry and Music from Occidental College (2021) and a MM in Composition from the New England Conservatory of Music (2023). He will be starting his Doctorate in Composition at the University of Florida in the Fall of 2024.