Pop and session lines
Two-horn stabs, a string pad, a sweetener for a single: scored and parted out, ready for the date.
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Arranging & orchestration
Charts that are right the first time, for the players you've actually booked.
Brandon writes anything from a two-horn line on a pop single up to full orchestral scoring, and the reason he can hear all of it is that he spends his year playing all of it: roots records with Ben Sollee and Barnweaver, an orchestral Zappa program with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Juan Trigos' opera Ella-Miau. An arranger who only writes tends to write for an imaginary ensemble. Sitting in the section often enough keeps the parts honest.
Written for
- The Louisville OrchestraOrchestral arrangements performed (via Ben Sollee)
- Ben SolleeArranging and co-writing: Long Haul (2024), Time on Hold (2026)
- Andrew Montana
- 3CDC, CincinnatiString arrangements
- The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra
Performed and recorded with
Distinct from the commissions above: these are ensembles Brandon has played with, not written for.
- Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
- Cincinnati Pops
- Cincinnati Opera
- Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra
- concert:nova
- Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra
Ten records carry an arranging, composition, or co-writing credit:filter the discography by "Arranger / composer".
What you can commission
String quartet and section writing
Voiced for the players you've actually booked and the room you're tracking in, rather than for an ideal ensemble that isn't going to show up.
Details on requestFull orchestral arrangement
Orchestration for full ensemble. Brandon's orchestral arrangements have been performed by the Louisville Orchestra.
Details on requestTranscription and score preparation
Taking a recording, a demo, or a voice memo and turning it into sheet music for your next session.
Details on requestEngraving and part extraction
Clean, readable parts, laid out so nobody is squinting or turning a page in the middle of a phrase.
Details on requestEvery chart gets scoped to the ensemble, the room, and the deadline, so there's no useful list price. Tell Brandon what the session looks like and he'll send a full rate sheet along with a quote for the work.
Request a quoteI have done many arrangements from pop-session to full string orchestras. I can help you with this side of things, or also taking your song and putting into sheet music form for your next session.
Brandon Scott Coleman