As a composer, Andrew Lawson writes for a variety of ensembles including band, orchestra, brass band, brass choir, and chamber ensembles.
WHITE HOUSE, TN, June 01, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Andrew Lawson has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Andrew E. Lawson an American composer, arranger, orchestrator, and music educator. He currently serves as Band Director at Innovation Academy and Springfield Middle School in Springfield, TN. His responsibilities at IA and SMS include directing the Beginning Band and Concert Band, and assisting with Springfield High School Marching Band.
As a composer, Lawson writes for a variety of ensembles including band, orchestra, brass band, brass choir, and chamber ensembles. He is a three-time winner of the Dallas Wind Symphony's International Fanfare Composition Competition (2016, 2019, 2020) and in 2020 had compositions named a semi-finalist and finalist for The American Prize in Wind Band Composition. Andrew also serves as an arranger and orchestrator for Sovereign Grace Music, and in 2022 joined the arranging staff at South Coast Music and Design. Over the last decade, Lawson has written over 250 arrangements for churches across the Southeastern United States and continues to write and arrange for the church on a regular basis. Andrew's music has been performed by middle school, high school, collegiate, and professional ensembles including the Roane County High School Wind Ensemble, Tullahoma High School Band, Tennessee Tech University Symphony Band, Liberty University Wind Symphony, UGA Wind Ensemble, and most notably, the Dallas Winds. His music is currently published with Lovebird Music and BrookWright Music.
Andrew is a graduate of Tullahoma High School in Tullahoma, TN and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Instrumental Music Education from Tennessee Technological University. Lawson has also performed as a guest artist with the Sewanee Symphony Orchestra, and serves as a counselor and instructor at the Summer Music Institute at Tennessee Tech University. During his undergraduate studies, Lawson studied under the instruction of Mr. Joseph Hermann, Dr. Eric Harris, and Dr. Greg Danner.
Lawson's professional affiliations include active memberships in the Middle Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association (MTSBOA), Tennessee Music Educators Association (TMEA), Tennessee Bandmasters Association (TBA), High School Band Director's National Association (HSBDNA), National Band Association (NBA), American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), and the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). When away from teaching, composing, and performing, Andrew spends his time hiking, bike riding, kayaking, volunteering at his church, spending time with friends and family, and playing disc golf.
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