Jay Sconyers
Brass Team
Jay Sconyers is Lieutenant in the United States Air Force where he serves as a flight commander and associate conductor of the United States Air Force Band of the West at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Previously, Jay served as Director of Bands at McNeese State University where he conducted the Wind Symphony, the Pride of McNeese Marching Band, and taught courses in the Department of Performing Arts. Prior to his appointment at McNeese, Jay received his doctorate in musical arts in conducting from the University of South Carolina, where he studied with Dr. Scott Weiss, and his masters of music education and bachelors of music education from the University of Georgia, where he studied trumpet with Professor Fred Mills. Prior to his time in higher education, Jay served as the Director of Bands at Elbert County Comprehensive High School in Elberton, GA.
Jay has performed in a wide variety of instrumental and choral ensembles, performing throughout the United States, Germany, Austria, Italy, the Vatican, China, Chile, and at professional conferences. Additionally, served a producer on several collegiate and professional wind band albums. Jay has been published with GIA Press in the 12th edition of the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band as well as an upcoming publication of Arvo Pärt’s Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen for wind ensemble. Jay has presented at a variety of conferences and clinics around the country including: The College Band Directors National Association Athletic Band Symposium (2021), The College Band Directors Association Southeast Regional Conference (2018, 2020, 2022), The College Band Directors National Association National Conference (2017), Louisiana Music Educators Conference (2022), Georgia Music Educators Conference (2015), The Future Music Educators Colloquium (2017, 2019), The Marching Arts Roundtable (2018, 2019), and at many high schools, colleges, and universities.
Jay has been heavily involved in the marching band and drum and bugle corps activities. Jay has served on the instructional staff of the University of Georgia Redcoat Band, University of South Carolina Marching Band, as a brass instructor with several open and world class drum and bugle corps, and is an alumnus of Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps. Currently, he serves as a brass instructor with the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps (2016-present). In addition to his instructional responsibilities in marching band and drum and bugle corps, Jay is an active music arranger, drill designer, adjudicator, and clinician throughout the United States, and his work has been featured by various collegiate and high school marching bands, in features on collegemarching.com, at the 2017 College Band Directors National Association National Conference, at the 2017 Bands of America Grand National Finals, several regional Bands of America events, and as the opening act of the 2018 London New Year’s Day Parade.
His past and present professional affiliations include the College Band Directors National Association, National Band Association, Georgia Music Educators Association, Professional Association of Georgia Educators, College Music Educators National Conference, Phi Kappa Phi National Honors Society, Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
