He has received commissions from Les Délices, the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, Amir Eldan, George Sakakeeny, Alexa Still, Michael Rosen, and others. Chandler has been a fellow at Tanglewood Music Center and Aspen Music Festival and School. Presently, he is the Emerging Composer Fellow for Musiqa, and was previously the Young Composer in Residence for the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings. Chandler holds degrees from The Juilliard School and Oberlin Conservatory, and is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts at Rice University. While at Juilliard, he was selected as a winner of the Orchestra Competition, Gena Raps Chamber Music Competition, and New Juilliard Ensemble Competition.