Originally from Dublin, Ohio, Grant Jameson has built an international career spanning the United States and the United Kingdom. He earned both his Bachelor of Music and Master’s degrees from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD) in Cardiff, where he studied with David Childs for six years. While in the UK, Grant became immersed in the British brass band tradition, earning accolades, including Best Soloist at the Welsh Open in 2014. He has appeared as guest soloist with many of the UK’s ensembles, including Cory, Grimethorpe Colliery, Brighouse and Rastrick, and Fodens.

 

Grant has held principal euphonium positions with Tredegar Town, Tongwynlais, and Woodfalls bands, and later joined the Flowers Band, with whom he achieved contest successes and was featured as a soloist. His performances include movements from Sir Karl Jenkins’ Euphonium Concerto on Flowers’ recording Celebrate! – 50 Years of Flowers.

 

An accomplished chamber musician, Grant won the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble Competition three times (2013, 2014, 2016) and gave several world premieres with his award-winning euphonium quartet. In 2015, he won the RWCMD Concerto Competition, performing Joseph Horovitz’s Euphonium Concerto with the RWCMD Orchestra, and appeared as a soloist with the Central Band of the Royal Air Force. That same year, he became the first American to win the BBC Radio 2 Young Brass Award.

 

Grant has released two solo albums, Genesis (2015) and Versatility Reimagined (2019), and has been featured on BBC and S4C broadcasts. Now based in Texas, he serves as Principal Euphonium of the Dallas Winds and Musical Director of the Dallas Brass Band. An educator and conductor, he co-founded the Dallas Youth Brass Band in 2024, helping nurture the next generation of brass musicians while continuing an active international performing career.