Jason Taurins

Jason Taurins (b. 1991) is a music educator, composer, and clinician based in southern Arizona where he is the new Director of Bands/Choirs at St. David USD #21 in St. David, Arizona. He frequently composes and arranges for his middle and high school band students. He also arranges and writes drill for marching bands. He has been commissioned and performed by individuals and ensembles from around the United States, Europe, and Taiwan. At Western Michigan University, he studied trumpet with Stephen Jones and Scott Thornburg and composition with Richard Adams and Lisa Coons. He graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Music degree in Education.