https://brandonwaddles.com/research daily 0.75 2020-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1b87acfddce1d056eed4f/1588797057602-KF3NHIDOOTA1H56C1H9D/Photo+May+03%2C+9+03+52+PM.jpg Research https://brandonwaddles.com/home daily 1.0 2026-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1b87acfddce1d056eed4f/1591823961941-Z949EMBNOUPWDG9GY0JI/Photo+May+16%2C+11+39+10+AM.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1b87acfddce1d056eed4f/1588791816299-ZOC6DL6TV0A95X2KSCSB/Photo+Apr+04%2C+12+36+47+PM.jpg Home - “Brandon Waddles is the quintessential musician. He will soon be recognized as the next Quincy Jones.” — Dr. Leo H. Davis, Senior Organist, Second Presbyterian Church As a composer, conductor, educator and music director, Brandon Waddles enjoys a multifaceted career spanning the musical gamut. He most recently served as the Associate Music Director for the National Broadway Tour of The Wiz. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Waddles served as the Director of Choral Activities and Associate Professor of Teaching at Wayne State University as well as the Artistic Director of the Rackham Choir. During his tenures at Wayne and Rackham, he led the choirs in performances of Brahms’ and Faure’s Requiems, Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert, and Mendelssohn’s Elijah. 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In addition to professionally recorded interpretations by the Jason Max Ferdinand Singers and Sacra/Profana, most recent performers include the Harvard Glee Club, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the King’s Singers and Voces8. Aside from his original work and arranging, Dr. Waddles is a sought-after transcriber of Black gospel music. He served as a contributing editor for the One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism hymnal published by GIA Publications, Inc. His release of Just In Case You’ve Forgotten is the first selected compendium of works by the late Thomas Whitfield, the subject of his dissertation. Dr. Waddles’ scholarship on Black sacred music has been experienced in the halls of Harvard, Yale, Morehouse and Hampton, and most recently on American Black Journal as seen on PBS. Beyond the classical realm, as Music Director for Grammy award-winning recording artist Ledisi, Brandon has collaborated with the celebrated singer on multiple occasions, venturing from Carnegie Hall to the White House. The Ledisi Sings Nina concert series has witnessed performances with major national orchestras such as the LA Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Cincinnati Pops, among others. He recently experienced his Carnegie Hall conducting debut in concert with Ravi Coltrane and other luminaries of the jazz genre, celebrating the orchestral works of Alice Coltrane. Dr. Waddles holds degrees from Morehouse College, Westminster Choir College of Rider University and Florida State University. 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