Brandon Ridenour

Trumpet soloist Brandon Ridenour graduated from The Juilliard School and immediately began touring with the Canadian Brass and embarked on a solo career. He has won competitions ranging from the International Trumpet Guild Solo Competition to the American Composers Forum. He formed the quintet Founders in 2014, and in 2023 he started Brassology with co-founder and jazz trombone virtuoso Marshall Gilkes. Ridenour has worked with a diverse array of musicians including Sting, James Taylor, Marvin Hamlisch, Yo-Yo Ma, Esperanza Spalding, Bruce Cockburn, Caroline Shaw, Vienna Teng, and ensembles such as the New York Philharmonic, International Contemporary Ensemble, the Knights, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Ymusic, Publiquartet, NuDeco Ensemble and many others. He’s been a featured soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony, and more. He also frequently plays with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. In 2023, Brandon came full circle joining the American Brass Quintet and becoming faculty at his alma mater The Juilliard School of Music. He is also on faculty at The New School (Mannes) and the Manhattan School of Music.