Brandon Day
Brandon Day conducts the Wind Symphony, teaches two beginner brass classes at feeder elementaries, and assists with the marching band, jazz band, and full orchestra.
He spent the previous six years as Director of Bands at Burleson High School, where he led the marching band to UIL Area Marching Finals for the first time and helped every concert band earn superior ratings for the first time. Under his direction, the Burleson Wind Ensemble and chamber groups performed at the 2023 TMEA Convention, the 2023 Music for All National Concert Band Festival, and the 2024 Western International Band Clinic in Seattle, and won a National Mark of Excellence Award. The marching band placed 2nd in Class AA at the 2022 Bands of America Super Regional in San Antonio.
Prior to Burleson, he taught five years at Azle ISD. In 2018 he founded the Azle Indoor Winds program, which won the WGI Scholastic Open gold medal with a perfect 100 in multiple visual captions and became a World Class finalist in 2019.
A native of Keller, Texas, Mr. Day studied horn at the University of North Texas, performing with multiple concert bands, the men's chorus, and the UNT Green Brigade. He marched with the 2007 Division 3 champion Memphis Sound and has worked with the brass staffs of the Troopers, Crossmen, and Guardians. He is an active clinician and adjudicator in the DFW area.
Mr. Day and his wife Brittany have two children, Norah and Parker, and a pug named Walter. He is an avid runner and completed his second marathon in 2025.