Dave Morris
Director, Youth Wind Ensemble of Springfield •
David Morris is currently the Director of Bands and Strings at Minnechaug Regional High School. Prior to his appointment at Minnechaug he was the Director of Bands 5-12 for the Hatfield Public Schools. David also taught in Brockton, Massachusetts as a Woodwind Specialist and a Middle and Elementary School Band Director. In addition to his teaching duties in Brockton, David also maintained a private lesson studio with Brockton High School music students and his alma mater Stoughton High School, where he was a frequent guest clinician for the jazz ensembles. In 2009 he was chosen to play in the Massachusetts All State Jazz ensemble.
David earned both of his degrees from the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he received a B.M. (’13) in Music Education/Saxophone Performance and an M.M. (’17) in Wind Conducting. While enrolled at the university he was an active performer in both large and chamber ensembles and was also a member of the Minuteman Marching Band. He has performed in a wide variety of venues including Symphony Hall in Boston, Leamy Concert Hall at the USCG Academy, Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianappolis and “The Big House” in Ann Arbor Michigan. He has also performed at CBDNA as a member of the UMass Wind Ensemble and at the Navy Saxophone Symposium as a member of the studio quartet. During his senior year of undergraduate study he was selected as an intern to the Wind Studies department under Dr. James Patrick Miller. His primary conducting teachers and mentors are Dr. Matthew Westgate Dr. James Patrick Miller and Dr. Timothy Todd Anderson. His primary saxophone teacher is Lynn Klock and he has also studied with Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, Paul Lieberman, James Merenda and Paul Alberta. David is also a saxophonist with The Valley Winds, a professional wind ensemble based in the Pioneer Valley. In his free time he is an avid golfer, runner and supporter of Liverpool FC. He resides in South Hadley, Massachusetts with his wife Rachel and two daughters Evelynn and Lianna.
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