Corner House Guest:
Dacey Bell
Dacey Bell received his B.M. in Education from the University of South Carolina in the spring of 2000. He was formerly the Associate Director of Bands at Scotland High School in North Carolina and the Interim Director of Bands at Great Falls High School.
As a performer he has had the opportunity to perform with national artists
such as Burt Bacharach, John Pizzarelli, Chris Brubeck, Mark O'Connor, Adawadin
Pratt, Leon Bates, The Diamonds, Crystal Gayle and many others. He has toured
the southeast many times with a variety of different ensembles and in 2004
toured Italy with the USC concert choir and participated in the Varna Festival
Orchestra in Varna, Bulgaria.
He has previously performed with the Augusta Symphony, Long Bay Symphony, Wilmington Symphony, South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra, Island Close By Steel Band and is a charter member of the Palmetto Concert Band.
His professional memberships include Music Educators National Conference (MENC), The Percussive Arts Society (PAS), The Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) and is a publisher member of The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
Dacey is also a professional music copyist and the founder of Percussion
Arrangers Music Publishing Company.