Patrick Gandy is a composer, pianist, conductor, orchestrator, arranger and musical director. He has worked with such great artists as Yolanda Adams, Stevie Wonder, Seal and James Ingram to name a few. He has composed and arranged music for the 2002 Rose Bowl, The National Symphony Orchestra, the Emmy Awards, the People's Choice Awards, television commercials and motion pictures. He has lent his conducting skills to the 2002 GRAMMY¨ Award winning Dianne Reeves tribute recording to Sarah Vaughn entitled The Calling, as well as the National Tour of The Lion King, Aida, Dreamgirls, and productions of Five Guys Named Moe, Company and The Baker's Wife.


Patrick has conducted the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and has appeared in venues as diverse as Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center and the White House. Patrick is the founder and conductor of the Writers' Studio Orchestra (WSO), a sixty-five piece multiracial ensemble dedicated to the creation, preservation and performance of new American music. His debut solo recording, A Secret Part, released through Blair & Taylor Music, Inc., features the WSO. Patrick is currently working on a new film and CD recording of a live concert performance with full orchestra and guest solo artists entitled Power Of Music.  He is also busy producing his new urban opera, The Family and putting the finishing touches on his book The Emancipation of Kinky Haired Girls.

For more about Patrick please visit PatrickGandy.com