American Conductor Andrew Bryan has been recognized for his ability to lead performances across multiple genres. Equally at home in the orchestra pit and on the concert stage, he is active leading symphony pops, films in concert, ballet and musical theatre performances across the United States and abroad.

An avid film music lover, he is passionate about working with orchestras on the popular genre of live-to-film performances and is a frequent guest conductor for the Harry Potter Film Concert Series. The 2024-25 season will see him conducting the San Antonio Philharmonic, Anchorage Symphony and Saskatoon Symphony, with additional performances in North Carolina and other cities across the country.

Mr. Bryan has conducted some of the world’s most successful stage musicals. He was Music Director for the North American tour of Les Misérables, conducting hundreds of performances of the show during his two-year tenure. As Music Director for two tours of the record-breaking revival production of Chicago - The Musical, he conducted the show on Broadway, across the country and internationally, including performances in Canada, Mexico, Israel and Japan. A respected conductor for theatre, he has led over thirty musicals, from West Side Story and Hello, Dolly! to Evita and Miss Saigon, including the world premieres of The Gershwins’ An American in Paris at Houston’s Alley Theatre and the revised version of Disney’s When You Wish.

As a conductor of dance, he collaborated with Director/Choreographer Matthew Bourne and his critically acclaimed dance company, New Adventures, where he conducted the 10th Anniversary tour of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake with orchestras throughout the United States and was Music Director for the NYC premiere and subsequent North American tour of Edward Scissorhands. He previously held the position of Assistant Conductor for Nashville Ballet, where he assisted and covered dozens of performances.

Mr. Bryan has conducted the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra and Tennessee Philharmonic’s July 4th Pops Celebration. During his time in Nashville, he was an Assistant Conductor for Nashville Opera, covering and assisting nearly twenty operas. He was selected to participate in workshops with acclaimed conducting teachers, Gustav Meier and Marin Alsop, and was awarded an Individual Professional Artist Grant by the Tennessee Arts Commission.

As an advocate for arts education and audience engagement, he has taught master classes and led workshops across the country, working extensively with students in the areas of music and theatre. For Nashville Opera, he also led the company’s education program, taking opera performances into schools and community centers, as well as leading pre-concert discussions and post-show talkbacks with audiences.

Through his company, Opus Blue Productions, he is also a theatre and concert producer, with several projects in various stages of development, including new and exciting symphony pops programs, which will soon be available to orchestras. He is a graduate of the Commercial Theatre Institute, the Broadway theatre industry’s leading training and professional development program.