Brandon Chow is a Canadian composer whose music has been performed and recorded across Canada and in Europe. His collaborators include Talea Ensemble New York, Klangforum Heidelberg, Victoria Symphony, Turning Point Ensemble, Quasar Saxophone Quartet, Land’s End Chamber Ensemble, Soprano Charlotte Mundy, Violinist Erika Raum, and Pianist Claudia Perez-Iñesta. He studied electronic music with Dr. Andrew Schloss and composition with Drs. Rodney Sharman and Dániel Péter Biró, and receives ongoing mentorship from Michael Finnissy. In 2016, his orchestral work, Tilikum, was commissioned and premièred by the Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra. In 2017 he participated in the CCRMA workshops in computer music and followed masterclasses led by Philippe Leroux, Marc Andre and Alex Mincek. His chamber piece, Regnvejr I Skoven, was awarded a 2018 SOCAN Foundation Prize. He was a participant in Delian Academy for New Music 2019, and a featured composer in New Music Concerts Toronto’s 2020 season. His work for ensemble and electronics, Grey Waters, was premiered by the Talea ensemble, hosted by Vancouver New Music, in 2022. In 2024, he is participating in the New Music division of the Domaine Forget festival in Quebec, Canada, and will be pursuing electronic music projects at the Institute of Sonology, Royal Conservatoire the Hague. He is the President and founder of the nonprofit organization West Coast Creatives Salon, a multidisciplinary community of pre-professional and professional artists form diverse backgrounds based in British Columbia. He is a recipient of several Canada Council grants.

Chow’s eclectic sonic language incorporates diverse influences including visual arts, literature, and medical sciences including molecular genetics and histopathological patterns. His current projects include an orchestral work based off the Coeur de Lion McCarthy sculpture L’Ange de la Victoire and a string quartet referencing the lethal heart arrythmia, torsades de pointes.