Anna Scott

Assistant Director of University Bands

Dr. Anna Scott (Assistant Director of University Bands) recently earned her Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Band Conducting from Arizona State University (ASU), where she studied with Dr. Jason Caslor, Professor James Hudson, and Dr. Jamal Duncan. She is an active guest conductor, saxophonist, clinician, and adjudicator. Prior to ASU, Anna was the saxophone instructor at Morningside University and the instrument methods instructor at Western Iowa Tech Community College.

A native of Chester, South Dakota, Anna has served in the South Dakota Army National Guard since 2007. A soldier in the “Governor’s Own 147th Army Band,” Anna is currently the principal saxophonist in the concert band and tenor saxophonist in the music performance team, SGT Rock. Increasingly in demand as an adjudicator, Anna has extensive experience as a public school music educator, having taught beginner through high school band. A versatile educator, Anna has worked with bands in marching, concert, and jazz settings, and adjudicated multiple solo/ensemble festivals. Guest conducting engagements have included AMEA All-Region Festival Bands in Prescott and Mesa, AZ, and the Middle School All-City Honor Band in Sioux City, IA.

As a saxophonist, Anna has toured throughout the United States, performed in Suriname, South America, and was selected to perform in the “Neue Eutiner Festspiele” summer Opera Festival in Eutin, Germany. She has shared the stage with The Temptations, was part of a world premiere performance in Carnegie Hall with the University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, and directed show choir band at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN.

Anna earned a Master of Music with an emphasis in Saxophone Performance from the University of Kansas and a Bachelor of Music Education from South Dakota State University.

Outside of music, Anna enjoys powerlifting, building Lego sets, and spending time with her mini goldendoodle, Rey.