Everything Band Podcast

Corey Pompey is the director of athletic bands and associate director of bands at the University of Wisconsin. Topics: Corey’s background and how he started with violin, switched to cello, then trumpet, and then finally the saxophone. Corey’s experiences as an undergraduate at the University of Alabama and as a member and drum major of the “Million Dollar Band.” Corey’s K-12 teaching experience and his doctorate at the University of Texas as a student of Jerry Junkin. The importance of marching band and what great marching programs have in common with each other. The marching program at the University of Wisconsin and taking over for Mike Leckrone and becoming only the second marching band director since 1969! Links: Corey Pompey Corey dances the polka! Holst: First Suite in E-flat Biography: In the spring of 2019, Corey Pompey was appointed associate director of bands at UW-Madison, succeeding longtime director Mike Leckrone. Most recently, Dr. Pompey was assistant professor of music, associate director