T. André Feagin

Education

Doctor of Musical Arts, University of Arizona School of Music

Master of Music, University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music

Dr. T. André Feagin serves as Associate Professor, Director of Bands, and Conductor of Wind Ensembles at The Hartt School, University of Hartford. In this role, he provides artistic, educational, and administrative leadership for the Hartt Wind Ensemble, Symphony Band, and the contemporary ensemble Foot in the Door. He helps define and advance a comprehensive, forward-looking vision for the conservatory’s wind band program. Dr. Feagin’s work is distinguished by a deep commitment to expressive performance, a refined and resonant ensemble sound, and a dedication to helping students discover and develop their unique artistic voice through the study and performance of wind music.

Prior to his appointment at The Hartt School, Dr. Feagin served as Associate Professor and Director of Bands at Central Washington University, where he guided the educational and artistic vision of a comprehensive band program. He led the graduate wind band conducting area and conducted both the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble, the university’s premier ensemble. Under his direction, the CWU Wind Ensemble earned national and international recognition, including featured performances at the 2022 and 2026 College Band Directors National Association Western/Northwestern Division Conferences and the 20th World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles International Conference in Gwangju, South Korea.

Dr. Feagin has appeared as a guest conductor with numerous all-state and honor bands, as well as professional ensembles throughout the United States, Canada, Central and Southwest Europe, and Southeast Asia. His work as a conductor, educator, and advocate for music education has led to invitations to conduct at distinguished venues including Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. He has also collaborated with premier military ensembles, including the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America, the United States Military Academy Band, “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, and the United States Coast Guard Band.

As a clinician and presenter, Dr. Feagin has been invited to speak on conducting, educational leadership, and broadening participation in music education at institutions and conferences across the United States and internationally. In 2022, he was a featured presenter at the 19th WASBE International Conference in Prague, Czech Republic, and in 2024, he was invited to present and collaborate at a leadership summit for conductors within the United States Air Force Band Program.

Dr. Feagin holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in wind conducting from the University of Arizona School of Music, where he studied with Gregg I. Hanson. His doctoral research focused on Spanish wind composer Bernardo Adam Ferrero and his work Homenaje a Joaquín Sorolla. He also holds a Master of Music degree in instrumental wind conducting from the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music. Dr. Feagin is deeply grateful to the many mentors and teachers who have shaped his passion for conducting and music education. Among them are Gregg I. Hanson, Eugene Migliaro Corporon, Kraig Alan Williams, Thomas Cockrell, Bruce Chamberlain, Pat Morrow, Darry Pilkington, and Sallie Vines White.

Actively engaged in the professional music community, he holds memberships in the National Association for Music Education, the College Band Directors National Association, and the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles. He is a Patron of Mu Phi Epsilon and holds honorary memberships in both Tau Beta Sigma and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He currently serves on the Diversity and Research Committees of CBDNA and is a member of the advisory board for the scholarly publication of the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc.