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). Under Henderson's direction, the Bruin Marching Band has appeared at five Rose Bowls, two Cotton Bowls, the Aloha Bowl, the Sun 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. 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. Mr. Henderson served as Head Horn Instructor for the 1989 Drum Corps International Champion Santa Clara (CA) Vanguard and the 1992 Drum Corps International Champion Cavaliers from Rosemont, Illinois. He is currently the Brass Arranger for the Santa Clara Vanguard and the Tenrikyo Aimachi Marching Band in Nagoya, Japan. 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, Fatal Instinct and Legends of the Fall. He is active as an arranger, guest conductor, adjudicator, drill designer, and clinician throughout the U.S. and Japan.

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