text: Mike Block (MM 2006) – cellist, singer, composer
  Theodore Bloomfield – conductor
  Ronald Braunstein – conductor
  Anne Wiggins Brown – soprano
  Elizabeth Brown (MM 1977) – composer and performer
  The 5 Browns: Deondra, Desirae, Gregory, Melody, Ryan – pianists
  Sheila Browne – violist
  Leo Brouwer – guitarist, composer
  Bruce Brubaker – pianist, composer
  David Bryan – keyboardist of Bon Jovi
  Steven Bryant – composer
  Kenji Bunch (BM 1995, MM 1997, viola; MM 1997, composition) – violist, composer
  Sara Davis Buechner (BM 1980, MM 1981, piano) – pianist, recording artist
  Igor Buketoff – conductor
  Cosmo Buono – pianist, founder of The Alexander and Buono Competitions
  Kevin Burdette – bass
  George Byrd – conductor
  Michel Camilo – jazz pianist
  John-Michael Caprio – conductor, organist
  Barry Carl – a cappella bass singer, bassist, voice-over artist
  Jonathan Carney – violinist, violist, conductor
  Cameron Carpenter (BM 2004, MM 2006, organ) – organist, composer
  Bryan Carter – drummer, vocalist, composer
  Jesse Ceci – violinist
  John Cerminaro – hornist
  David Chan (MM 1997, violin) – violinist
  Sarah Chang – violinist
  Jiafeng Chen – violinist
  Robert Chen – violinist
  Dan Chmielinski – jazz bassist
  Jennifer Choi – composer, violinist, member of Ethel string quartet
  Timothy Chooi – violinist