Van Henry
Van Henry, Director of Bands, is in his 25th year of teaching in the public schools of Texas.
Mr. Henry earned Bachelor's degrees from Rider University, in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and Abilene Christian University. His Master of Music Education Degree was awarded by Southwest Texas State University (Texas State University),
in San Marcos. Mr. Henry has taught in the San Benito CISD, Dallas ISD, Austin ISD, Bastrop ISD and Elgin ISD. Prior to his appointment as Director of Bands for the College Station Independent School District, Mr. Henry was Director of Bands in the Bastrop ISD.
During his 13 years at Bastrop High School, the Bastrop Band earned its first ever sweepstakes awards in school history. The Bastrop Band under Mr. Henry's direction won numerous marching contests and concert competitions. The Bastrop Band represented Region 18 at the Area D marching contest each year the band was eligible to compete at the area level.
While Director of Bands for the Elgin Independent School District, Mr. Henry's band won the prestigious TMEA Honor Band Award in 1995 and performed for the music educators of the state of Texas at the annual Texas Music Educator's Association's annual convention. Mr. Henry, to date is the only African American band director to have won the TMEA honor band award. Bands under Mr. Henry's director also won the Westlake Marching Festival, Blinn Marching Festival, Corpus Christi Buccaneer Days Concert Band Festival, Music Fest Orlando concert band festival and numerous other concert and marching festivals.
Mr. Henry is in demand as both a clinician and adjudicator having judged marching and concert contests throughout Texas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri and Great Britain. He has also conducted all region and all district honor bands in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Lubbock, Texas, Waco, Texas, Port Lavaca, Texas and San Angelo, Texas.
Mr. Henry is a member of the Texas Music Educator's Association (TMEA), Texas Bandmaster's Association (TBA), National Band Association (NBA) and the Texas Music Adjudicator's Association (TMAA)
You may contact Mr. Henry at vhenry@csisd.org
