A native of Houston Texas, Jordan Brokken jointed the Charleston Symphony as Principal Bassoon in July 2022. As an orchestral player, he has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and San Bernardino Symphony as guest principal bassoon, as well as with the Los Angeles Ballet, Houston Ballet and Fort Worth Symphony, and has recorded various film and television scores. As a chamber musician, Mr. Brokken is a founding member of the Monarch Chamber Players, a group formed during the pandemic that has safely produced and performed over 150 socially distant concerts since October 2020. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Colburn Conservatory, where he studied with Richard Beene. While at Colburn, he was a featured soloist with the Colburn Zipper Orchestra and performed on Colburn Chamber Music Society concerts with members of the London Symphony Orchestra and pianist Orli Shaham. His other major teacher was Whitney Crockett. He has been a fellow at the Aspen and Tanglewood summer music festivals.