Bryan English - Biography

Bryan English holds degrees from Texas Christian University and the University of North Texas, where he received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree. His training as a conductor includes the Royal Northern College of Music and lessons with David Amram, former Composer-in-Residence for the New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein.

Dr. English has produced symphonic music for television, including soundtracks for the Starz network, broadcasts for the Loveworld USA network, and PBS specials. He also composes & produces ​soundtracks for the award-winning series How It Should Have Ended.

He has appeared as guest conductor/music director for the Houston Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Phoenix Symphony, the Mississippi Symphony, the Missouri Symphony, the Omaha Symphony, the Shreveport

Symphony, the Toledo Symphony, the

Pacific Symphony​, the Northeast Orchestra,

the DFW Pops, the Yakima Symphony,the Worcester

Symphony, and the Fort Worth Symphony.

His performing credits include Willie Nelson,

George Strait's band, The Roots, Erykah Baduh,

Chaka Khan, Robert Glasper, Wyclef Jean, the

Dallas Wind Symphony, Martha Wash, Maria

Schneider, Chris Brubeck, ​the Shelley Carrol

Big Band, ​the Blues Brothers horn section, the

Texas Wind Symphony, the San Angelo Symphony,

and the Fort Worth Symphony.

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Dr. English is the conductor/music director for

the Thrillharmonic Orchestra, "Electronic Orchestra,"

"Thrillharmonic NIGHTMARE," "A Symphonic Tribute 

to Elvis,"​ "LedZAerial Symphony," Brian Duprey's

"Symphonic Sinatra" and "Rat Pack" shows, 

"Bollywood & Beyond," "Rhapsody on Broadway,"  

"Movie Night: Cinematic Music in Concert,"

"Swingtown Music's Tribute to Sinatra and Karen Carpenter," "Symphony of Kings" (featuring 3 Vegas headliners), and the Tarrant County Orchestra.