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Gordon Henderson, Associate Director of Bands
e-mail:  gh@ucla.edu

Gordon Henderson is the Associate Director of Bands at UCLA. Henderson directs the 250-member Bruin Marching Band, Jazz Ensemble II, and Varsity Band (the basketball pep band). He also teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Music Technology. Under Henderson's direction, the Bruin Marching Band has appeared at five Rose Bowls, two Cotton Bowls, two Sun Bowls, the Aloha Bowl, and the
Fiesta Bowl. In 1993, the UCLA Bruin Marching Band received the prestigious Sudler Trophy, presented each year by the John Philip Sousa Foundation to recognize excellence and innovation.

Mr. Henderson has served as Brass Arranger or Head Brass Instructor  for three Drum Corps International Champions - the Santa Clara  Vanguard in 1989 and 1999, and the Cavaliers in 1992. He is currently a Music Consultant and Arranger for the Santa Clara Vanguard, the Tenrikyo Aimachi Marching Band in Nagoya, Japan, the Gryphons in Kyoto, Japan, the St. Paul Convent High School Band in Sriracha, Thailand, and the Horwang School Band in Bangkok, Thailand.

Mr. Henderson was an Assistant Director and Drill Designer for the 736-member Olympic All-American College Marching Band which performed at the Opening Ceremonies of the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. He has composed and/or arranged band music for several major motion pictures including In the Line of Fire, Little Nikita, and Legends of the Fall, and he composed the main title music for "Road Trip".

From 1989 to 1995, Mr. Henderson directed the Jazz Ensemble I, performing with numerous guest artists including Roy Hargrove, Bob Mintzer, Kenny Burrell, Conte Candoli, Matt Catingub, Bill Watrous, Steve Houghton, Snooky Young, Gerald Wilson and Paquito D'Rivera.

He is active as an arranger, guest conductor, adjudicator, drill designer, and clinician throughout the U.S., Thailand, Taiwan and Japan.
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