A native of Indiana, Dr. Douglas Morin is the Director of Athletic Bands at Vanderbilt University, where he directs the Spirit of Gold Marching Band, the Anchor of Sound Basketball Band, and the University Concert Band. Prior to earning his doctorate, he spent twelve years as an educator in North Carolina where his concert bands, marching bands, and jazz ensembles earned numerous awards, recognitions, and superior ratings. He writes drill for bands of all sizes, from 25 to 300, which is performed in venues from high school football games to the College Football Playoffs to the Canadian Football League. He served as guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator for ensembles from both the United States and Canada.

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Dr. Morin graduated from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music with a Bachelor of Music Education, earned a Masters of Music in Wind Conducting at the University of Southern Mississippi, and completed his Doctorate of Musical Arts in Wind Conducting from the University of Washington. During his matriculation at Southern Mississippi, where he served as Head Graduate Assistant for the Department of Bands, the faculty from the School of Music selected him to receive the Outstanding Graduate Student Award. His conducting teachers include Dr. Catherine Rand and Professor Timothy Salzman. He holds memberships in the National Association for Music Education, Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Sorority, Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity, and the College Band Director’s National Association.