Will Brobston is a composer and guitarist originally from Alabama, and currently based in Buffalo, New York. Will composes acoustic and electro-acoustic works that emphasize fragmentation as a way of managing textural and temporal development. Various materials are often recycled, recontextualized, and combined to create larger networks of sound. Will takes inspiration from a variety of sources, including visual art, natural phenomena, and cognitive functions such as attention and memory. His work has been performed by Metropolis Ensemble, Switch~ Ensemble, the Atlantic Brass Quintet, and other groups and soloists throughout the US and abroad. 

Will’s musical embarkment began in middle school, where he played percussion in the symphonic band and also picked up the guitar as his primary instrument. His career ambitions began to take shape during his undergraduate studies, at which point he began training in classical guitar, music theory, and music technology. Will holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Technology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a Master of Music in both Composition and Guitar Performance at the University of Denver. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Composition at the University at Buffalo, where he has studied with Tiffany Skidmore, Nina Young, and Ming Tsao. As a teaching assistant at UB, Will has taught courses in music theory, aural skills, and hip hop music.