Michigan based flutist Brandon LePage is the child of two very musical parents (Bob, an organist, and Marie, a pianist, both of them vocalists) who not only continue to work in the field today, but who also released an amazing pop album in the mid-1980’s. He grew up on a healthy diet of Bach organ fugues, the Spice Girls, and a fabulous blend of many other musical genres. As an elementary school student, Brandon started his professional career as a member of the Children’s Chorus with the Michigan Opera Theatre, and since birth he has not stopped singing, dancing, or working hard to find any possible way to express himself through all musical means available. His amazing sister Rachel works in Pittsburgh as an Early Childhood Psychologist focusing on 0-2 year olds and how their brain develops and processes trauma.
Currently, Brandon serves as Principal Flute of both the Flint Symphony Orchestra and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra while also forging his way through a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, studying with Professor Amy Porter. He is an Applied Instructor of Flute at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan and spends many of his long drives indulging in the music of pop divas from the 2000’s (Britney Spears is a particular favorite). He has performed as Principal Flute with the Detroit Symphony, Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra, Toledo Symphony, and Columbus Symphony (where he is also an Associate Musician) among others. He can be found performing in symphony orchestras across the midwest and is especially fond of dropping by Chicago to break up his travels and visit his good friends who live there.
As a chamber musician, Brandon founded the Chamber Artists of Southeast Michigan in 2013, and through this organization he brings live concerts to his hometown of Wyandotte, MI and has also started a scholarship for Downriver area teens to help them with summer studies, instrument repairs, and the cost of attending summer programs and marching band camps. With CASM he has commissioned and premiered several new works and is looking forward to continuing with this as the CASM artists get back to work in the coming summers after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Brandon holds a Master of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory where he studied under Timothy Day and a Bachelor of Music Degree from the Michigan State University College of Music (yes, both green AND blue blood now runs through his veins) where he studied with Richard Sherman. He plays on a 9k Muramatsu flute and is forever grateful to both Ervin Monroe and Carol Scott for keeping his flutistic light shining bright through his middle and high school studies.
Currently, Brandon serves as Principal Flute of both the Flint Symphony Orchestra and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra while also forging his way through a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, studying with Professor Amy Porter. He is an Applied Instructor of Flute at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan and spends many of his long drives indulging in the music of pop divas from the 2000’s (Britney Spears is a particular favorite). He has performed as Principal Flute with the Detroit Symphony, Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra, Toledo Symphony, and Columbus Symphony (where he is also an Associate Musician) among others. He can be found performing in symphony orchestras across the midwest and is especially fond of dropping by Chicago to break up his travels and visit his good friends who live there.
As a chamber musician, Brandon founded the Chamber Artists of Southeast Michigan in 2013, and through this organization he brings live concerts to his hometown of Wyandotte, MI and has also started a scholarship for Downriver area teens to help them with summer studies, instrument repairs, and the cost of attending summer programs and marching band camps. With CASM he has commissioned and premiered several new works and is looking forward to continuing with this as the CASM artists get back to work in the coming summers after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Brandon holds a Master of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory where he studied under Timothy Day and a Bachelor of Music Degree from the Michigan State University College of Music (yes, both green AND blue blood now runs through his veins) where he studied with Richard Sherman. He plays on a 9k Muramatsu flute and is forever grateful to both Ervin Monroe and Carol Scott for keeping his flutistic light shining bright through his middle and high school studies.
