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Jacob Scherr is a Visiting Professor of Bands and Director of Bands in the Music Department at Western Washington University, effective Winter Quarter 2022. He holds a BA in Music Education from Western Washington University (2009) and an MFA in Conducting from the American Band College of Sam Houston State University (2014).
His professional roles include Assistant Conductor of the Skagit Symphony, Music Director of the Washington Wind Symphony, and former Director of Bands and Orchestras at Mount Vernon High School (since 2009). He co-founded the Whatcom Wind Ensemble, a community band in Bellingham.
Scherr specializes in instrumental music direction, ensemble performance, and music education. His work spans high school ensembles (marching band, wind ensembles, jazz bands, orchestras), music theory instruction, and innovative programs like the Mount Vernon Mariachi. His ensembles have performed at Carnegie Hall and Washington Music Educators Conferences.
He succeeds Christopher Bianco, who is暂缺 (temporarily unavailable in text—assumed to be on leave for deanship duties).
