Dan Morrison (Ronald Reagan HS)

Daniel Morrison is currently the Director of Bands at Ronald
Reagan High School in San Antonio, TX. He manages and teaches the
Ronald Reagan Marching Band and conducts the Wind Ensemble. In
addition, he assists with the Symphonic Band, Concert Band, and
various chamber ensembles. In his time at Reagan, the concert
bands have received superior ratings at the UIL Concert and Sight
Reading Contest, and the Marching Band has been a consistent
Bands of America Regional, Super Regional, and Grand National
Finalist as well as a UIL State Marching Contest finalist. Under
Morrison’s direction, the Marching Band is a two-time winner of
the Bands of America Conroe Regional and was selected to march in
the 2018 Rose Parade. The Wind Ensemble was a TMEA State Honor
Band Finalist as well as a Mark of Excellence National Winner.
Morrison attended Prospect High School in Mt. Prospect, Illinois
and graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor’s
and a Master’s Degree in Music Education. As a student at U of I,
he was a member of the Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, British
Brass Band, Brass Choir and Brass Quintet and studied with James
Keene, Joseph Manfredo, Ronald Romm, and Michael Ewald. He was
also awarded the Daniel J. Perrino School of Music award for
excellence in music education. Dan currently resides in San
Antonio with his beautiful wife Ellie and their dog Pudge. "For
me, being a band director is about helping create well-rounded,
moral individuals of high integrity, while also fostering new
generations of music lovers"