Based in St. Louis, Brian Garrison performs with several ensembles throughout the region, including Union Avenue Opera, the Metropolitan Orchestra of St. Louis, and the International Women's Brass Conference Holiday Brass concerts. He has performed as guest principal trumpet with the Peoria Symphony Orchestra, as well as with the New Mexico Philharmonic, Santa Fe Symphony, and Durango Symphony.

Brian holds a Master of Music from the University of New Mexico, where he studied with Jeff Piper and Dr. John Marchiando, and a Bachelor of Music from Truman State University, where he studied with Dr. Gregory Jones. He has also received additional coaching with Scott Moore and Karin Bliznik.

Brian has gone sandboarding at the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado, hiked to the summit of Mount Bierstadt, and encountered a bear in the New Mexico wilderness.

Brian enjoys spending time with his wife and kids, getting outdoors and tackling DIY projects around the house.

Brian is especially excited about performing Respighi's Church Windows and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra. A huge fan of late-Romantic and cinematic brass writing, Brian looks forward to bringing these works to life with the EPO brass section.