Scott Corley

Education

DMA, Conducting, University of Iowa
MM, Conducting, University of Georgia
BM, Music in Education, University of South Carolina

Biography

Scott R. Corley is a Teaching Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Peck School of the Arts. In this capacity, he serves as Associate Director of University Bands and Music Director of the UWM Youth Wind & Percussion Ensembles program (“UWAY”). Additionally, Dr. Corley conducts the UWM Symphony Band, directs the Panther (pep) Band, teaches courses in conducting and music education, and assists with the supervision of the University Bands operational area. As a frequent guest conductor with the UWM Wind Ensemble, Dr. Corley has conducted at numerous state, regional, and national conferences.

Dr. Corley graduated from the University of Iowa with a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Band Conducting in 2016. At Iowa, he was an Iowa Performance Fellow, Graduate Teaching Assistant, and a staff member of the Hawkeye Marching Band. Prior to his appointment in Milwaukee, Dr. Corley earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of South Carolina (his home state) and taught in the state’s public schools for four years. Subsequently, he awarded a Graduate Teaching Assistantship to the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia, where he earned a Master of Music degree in Conducting. At Georgia, Corley studied with all of the school’s ensemble conductors, studied trumpet with Fred Mills, and was on the staff of the UGA Redcoat Band.

Since moving to Wisconsin in 2002, Dr. Corley has maintained an active schedule of university service and off-campus activities. He is regularly engaged as a clinician/adjudicator for various festivals and as a guest conductor for numerous middle/high school honor bands. As an advocate of new wind band music, and especially that for young/ developing ensembles, Dr. Corley is frequently involved in commissioning projects and consortia, and has assisted in the organization of CBDNA's Young Band Composition Competition. Dr. Corley has also led numerous premiere performances including works by composers John Mackey and Michael Markowski.