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Scott A. Stewart is the Director of Wind Studies at Emory University, having joined the faculty in the fall of 1999. He serves as music director and conductor of the Emory Wind Ensemble and the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony and teaches courses in instrumental conducting, wind band literature, and film music. A native of Cicero, Indiana, he received a Bachelor of Music Education and a Doctor of Music in Conducting from the Indiana University School of Music, and a Master of Music Education from the University of Texas at Austin. Stewart's instructors include Ray Cramer, Stephen Pratt, David Woodley, Eugene Rousseau, and Jerry Junkin. Professor Stewart has served as Conductor of the Emory Symphony Orchestra, Principal Conductor of the Star of Indiana Brass Theatre, Assistant Conductor of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra, Guest Lecturer and Conductor at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts, Director of Instrumental Music for the West Virginia Governor's Honor Program, and instrumental music instructor at McCallum High School and Lamar Middle School in Austin, Texas. He is in frequent demand as a guest clinician, conductor, adjudicator, and speaker. He is a contributing research associate for volumes 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, as well as Teaching Music Through Performance of Marches, all published by GIA. He has conducted numerous premieres and served as the recording producer for four compact discs. He has presented scholarly papers at the 2004 Hawaii International Conference on the Arts and Humanities and the Internationale Gesellschaft zurErforschung und Förderung der Blasmusik in Oberwelz, Austria. He has also published in The Instrumentalist and Music Educators Journal. Recent conducting engagements include the Georgia Independent Schools Association Middle School Honor Band, GMEA Region XII Honor Band, the University of Georgia JanFest Honor Band, and the Western Carolina Honor Band. Recent clinics include the Midwest Clinic in Chicago (conducting), the Georgia Music Educators Association State In-Conference (chamber music), the Maryland Music Educators Association (programming), and the Florida Music Educators Association (theatrics in performance). Stewart has conducted the Georgia All-State Band and performances by the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony at the GMEA State In-Conference in Savannah, Carnegie Hall in New York City, the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, and Southern Methodist University in Dallas, as well as broadcast on Public Radio International’s hit acclaimed radio show, From the Top. The Emory Wind Ensemble has performed at GMEA in Savannah as well as two recent performance tours of Europe (Rothenberg, Munich, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Lucerne, Vienna, Prague, and Graz) and a recent concert tour of Greece in the spring of 2008. He is the founder and on-air host of “Summer Winds,” a program devoted to wind band music on Atlanta’s National Public Radio affiliate, WABE 90.1 FM. With Dr. Laurie Scott at the University of Texas, Stewart is co-founder and director of Bend the Twig, Inc., a non-profit organization which promotes the integration of character education in music classrooms. In this capacity, he has appeared nationally at education and music conferences, presents in-services for teachers and administrators, and frequently writes on topics of character and ethics in the performing arts. An active saxophonist, he is a member of the Emory Saxophone Quartet. In February 2008, he performed on American Public Media’s “Pipedreams Live” hosted by Michael Barone with organist David Lamb in Indianapolis. Stewart is the former Manager of the Indiana University Summer Music Clinic for High School Students, where he continues to serve on the faculty. Professional memberships include the Conductors Guild, College Music Society, National Band Association, Music Educators National Conference, Georgia Music Educators Association, and the College Band Directors National Association. At Emory University, he coordinates undergraduate recruitment initiative for the Department of Music and serves on the Emory Scholars Selection Committee, Emory Scholars Advisory Board, Emory College Admissions and Scholarship Committee, the FAME Advisory Board, the Emory College Honor Council, and has been a freshman advisor for nine years.
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