Dr. Lauren Braud

Dr. Lauren M Braud, a native of Gainesville, FL, is an active freelance musician and educator in southeastern Louisiana. She currently plays 4th horn with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and regularly performs with the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra. Most recently, Lauren became a “B.A.N.D. Artist” for XO Sophisticated Brass and plays an XO 1650D Horn. She received her Doctorate of Musical Arts in Brass Performance with a minor in Jazz Studies from Louisiana State University in 2018. Prior to receiving her DMA, Lauren received her Artist Diploma from SUNY Purchase
in 2011, Master’s in Music Performance from University of Texas in 2010, and a Bachelor’s in Brass Performance from Louisiana State University in 2008. She has studied horn with Dr Grace Kang, Seth Orgel, Patrick Hughes, Peter Reit, and jazz with Dr Willis Delony and Dr Brian Shaw. Lauren is a member of the International Horn Society, National Association for Music
Education, and Louisiana Music Educators’ Association. Lauren resides in Baton Rouge with her husband, Chad, and stepson, Parker.