Marcus Morris

Dr. Marcus Morris joins the University of Georgia Bands after serving as the Assistant Director of Bands at Dorman High School in South Carolina. During his tenure there, he co-directed the Wind Ensemble and the award-winning Marching Cavaliers. Dr. Morris conducted the Symphonic Band and contributed to the instructional staff for the Scholastic World Class Dorman Indoor Percussion.

 A native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, Morris holds a Bachelor of Music Education and a Master of Music Education (K-12) from Winthrop University. He also earned an Ed.S in Administration and Supervision and a Doctorate in Professional Leadership with an emphasis in Music Education from Converse University, where he was the inaugural President of the Graduate Student Association. Dr. Morris is active as an adjudicator, presenter, performer, and clinician. He has delivered numerous clinics and keynote addresses at music conferences, state-level arts conferences, and school district professional development in-services. In November 2019, he presented a featured session at the National Association for Music Educators Conference in Orlando. He has also presented at music education conferences nationwide, most notably the 2022 Midwest Conference in Chicago.

Morris has collaborated with several collegiate institutions including the University of South Carolina, Clemson University, Western Carolina University, Converse University, Limestone University, and McNeese State University. He has conducted honor bands in several states, including North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida, and continues to serve as a concert band clinician. He has received multiple citations of excellence and leadership awards and was recently a Grammy Music Educator of the Year Semi-Finalist.

While in South Carolina, he served on the executive boards for the South Carolina Music Educators Association and the South Carolina Band Director’s Association. Dr. Morris is a member of the Percussive Arts Society, the National Association for Music Educators, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated.

He and his lovely wife, Dr. Dione V. Morris, have three talented daughters, Olivia, Melody, and Kathryn.