Copeland Artists
Brandon Gordon
Brandon Gordon is an American clarinetist originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, now located in New Jersey/New York. As a young professional, Brandon has been able to perform with a number of professional groups, such as the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, Rapides Symphony, and the Louisiana Philharmonic. Brandon is also an avid chamber musician; he is one of the founding members of Trio Cocobolo and D.W.E.Y. Duo, both New Jersey-based chamber groups. Brandon also performed at the 2023 ICA (International Clarinet Association) ClarinetFest with the Louisiana State University clarinet chamber groups.
Finding great success as a solo musician. His most recent solo performance was a passion project entitled “From the Bayou to the Big City.” This program was a celebration of African American/Black composers. “Being a young Black man from the southern part of the United States, there were not too many classical musicians who looked like me. I want to be someone who young Black and underrepresented musicians could look up to and know that this is a career worth pursuing even if there are not many of us in the history books.”
Brandon holds a BM in Classical Performance from Southeastern Louisiana University (2022), an MM in Clarinet Performance from Louisiana State University (2024), and is currently working on a DMA at Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts.
His primary teachers include Dr. Kate Young, Dr. Sam Schreiber, Victor Drescher, Dr. Cecilia Kang, Dr. Maureen Hurd and Mark Dover. Brandon is also an active member of the International Clarinet Association (ICA), an alumnus of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Fraternity, and a Copeland Clarinets Artist.
Brandon plays on a set of Copeland Telos Clarinets.
https://www.brandongordonclarinet.com/
Joey Burgos
Joseph “Joey” Burgos is a clarinetist and bass clarinetist based in the Washington, D.C./Virginia area. He earned his Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, where he studied with Dr. Cassandra Hibbard. He recently earned a Master of Music Degree from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University where his primary instructor was Professor Howard Klug. During his time at IU, Joey served as Associate Instructor of Clarinet where he taught collegiate Clarinet lessons and Technique Classes.
During the summers of 2021 and 2022, he attended the MasterWorks Festival, studying under Dr. Harry Hill and performing under the batons of Ken-David Masur, Delta David Gier, and Miriam Burns.
In 2022, Joey was featured as a soloist in the premiere of a new composition at ClarinetFest in Reno, Nevada. He currently serves as the resident clarinetist and saxophone doubler with the Adirondack Performing Arts Festival in upstate New York.
A dedicated educator, Joey is passionate about clarinet pedagogy and maintains a thriving private studio. His students have earned top honors, including first chair in the Indiana Junior All-State Band and positions in the Indiana Senior All-State Band. They have also performed with the ISO Side-by-Side program and in collegiate ensembles at Indiana University. Joey is currently a Doctoral student and Clarinet TA at the University of Memphis.
Joey is a Clarinets By Copeland Performing Artist and currently plays a set of Harmonia Clarinets.
Outside of music, Joey enjoys reading, a good cup of coffee, spending time with loved ones, and playing video games!