Anthony K. Brandt (born 1961) is an American composer, academic, and writer. He is Professor of Composition and Theory at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music and the co-author with neuroscientist David Eagleman of the 2017 book The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World. As a composer, his works include three chamber operas, an oratorio, and orchestral, chamber, and vocal music. Brandt was born and raised in New York City. His father, Nathan, was a history writer and an editor for American Heritage and Publishers Weekly. His mother, Yanna, was a television producer. His maternal grandfather, Boris Kroyt was a violinist (and later violist) who was a member of the Budapest String Quartet. Brandt began studying the violin at the age of seven and during his teenage years spent six summers at the Bowdoin International Music Festival where he had further training in the violin under Lewis Kaplan and took his first steps as a composer. More information...
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