Jenni Brandon received her bachelor’s degree in music composition from West Chester University in Pennsylvania where she studied with Larry Nelson and Robert Maggio. She earned her master’s degree in music composition from the University of Texas at Austin, studying with Dan Welcher and Kevin Puts.
In 2001 she moved to California to work on her doctorate in composition with both Rick Lesemann and Morten Lauridsen at the University of Southern California. Here she became involved with the USC Thornton Chamber Choir under the direction of William Dehning and traveled two consecutive summers to France to compete with the choir in the Grand Prix of choral singing in Tours, France. She currently sings with Pacific Chorale under the direction of John Alexander, and has recently toured and sang with the Boston Pops in December, 2004.
Jenni is also active as a choral conductor and teacher in the Los Angeles area. In addition to conducting The Concert Singers since the fall of 2005, she teaches at both Shepherd University and World Mission University and is the choir director for the Culver City Presbyterian Church in Culver City, California.