Brian Daniel Ross is a composer and horn player whose works range from concert compositions to film/video game scoring. Ross was born in Queens, NY and currently resides in Boston, MA. He was heavily influenced by video games and its music growing up and represents that in his compositions. He’s interested in transporting the listener into a whole new atmosphere, separating the music and the performance. 

He recently graduated from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee receiving his M.M. in composition. He studied at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College and received a B.M. in horn performance. He also studied composition at the Conservatorio di Musica “Francesco Morlacchi” in Perugia, Italy during summer 2019. Brian seeks to share his own voice in his compositions with a favoring to the 19th century style. He currently is the Media Manager for the Horizon Ensemble.

Performed by the Horizon Ensemble on 8/19/23

From the program: Brian Daniel Ross is a composer and horn player based in Boston. He studied composition at the Boston Conservatory and horn performance at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. As reflections in a pond are changed by ripples in the water, the motives of “Reflecting Waves” recur and transform— as if reflections of inner hopes and perspectives, flowing and fluctuating.