10 Facts About Jay Bocook

Jay Bocook is a professional composer and arranger, and the Director of Athletic Bands at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina.

Jay Bocook was born in Clearwater, Florida in 1953 and received a Bachelor of Music degree from Furman University in 1975, and went on to receive a Master of Music degree from University of Louisiana at Monroe,.

Jay Bocook is an alumnus of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the national men's music fraternity.

Jay Bocook was inducted into the Theta Lambda chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota as a National Arts Associate in 2006.

Jay Bocook served as the Director of Bands at Furman University from 1982 until 1989, where he continued his rise to fame as an arranger.

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Jay Bocook's arrangements were featured at the 1984,1988,1996, and 2002 Olympic Games.

Jay Bocook writes for a wide range of ensembles, from elementary bands to the United States Marine Band.

Jay Bocook was recently inducted in the American Bandmasters Association, and in 2009, was inducted into the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame.

Jay Bocook is a member of the South Carolina Band Directors Association Hall of Fame.

Jay Bocook currently serves as the chief arranger for the ten-time DCI World Champion, the Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps and has served in a similar role with perennial DCI Finalists, the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, from Denver, Colorado.