Midnight mission song brian balmages biography

American composer (born 1975)

Brian Balmages (born January 24, 1975)^[1] is an American composer, conductor, and music educator.^[2] He is best known for composing educational music for wind instruments.

Early life and education

Brian Balmages obtained a Bachelor's of Music degree in music industry from James Madison University,^[3] with a focus on trumpet performance, and a Master's of Music in media scoring and production from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami.^[4]

Career

Brian Balmages was the assistant director of bands and orchestras at Towson University.

He has been the guest conductor of orchestras around the US, in Canada, Italy, and Australia.

Balmages was the Director of Instrumental Publications for the FJH Music Company for over 20 years.^[5] Currently, he is the Director of MakeMusic Publications and since 2022 the Director of Digital Education for Alfred and MakeMusic.^[