Who is The Floating Opera Orchestra?

After years of composing for the theatre and concert hall, trumpet player and secluded composer, Brandon Brown formed the Floating Opera Orchestra to better communicate the many things that had previously been un-communicated. "The idea of this Orchestra is to continuously search for the answers to many questions - through constant change of personnel, style, and direction."

"Filled with wild humor, intentive theme-play and a darkly imaginative power." - Ft. Worth Chronicler

Known for his maddening solo studio sessions that span days, he overcame his tyrannical compulsions and sought out others - but solely for live performances. They have yet to record as an ensemble - but rumors are that is about to change.

"Playful, idiomatically sharp, and intellectually engaging." - Chicago Music Monthly

The sound of the Floating Opera Orchestra has been called a New Orleans paradigm with Slovakian undertones; a touch of Eastern European dark circuses; a vaudeville-inspired instrumental tapestry; a magnetic monster; a contagious soundtrack. Difficult to categorize, yet easy to enjoy.

There is not one “story”, but a proliferation of characters that tantalize the listener with suggestions of vast scenarios and organic tapestries; such digressions, however, are less the product of careless craft than of a lush and frantic imagination overwhelming its own project.

(Also known as Brandon A. Brown & the Floating Opera Orchestra)