Jeffrey Bishop

Dr. Jeffrey S. Bishop is a music educator, composer, and conductor from Kansas City, Kansas. Jeffrey’s compositions for string orchestra, full orchestra, concert band, and choir have been commissioned and performed in the United States, Mexico, and throughout Europe. The recipient of the 1997 National School Orchestra Association Composition Contest Award with his Symphony for Strings No. 1, Bishop has over 100 instrumental pieces published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company, Alfred Music, Wingert-Jones Publications, and C. Alan Publications. Jeffrey’s choral music is distributed exclusively by MusicSpoke.com. Jeffrey’s music is marked by strong pedagogical influences along with a traditional style that is at times reminiscent of the Renaissance period. He values melody and harmonic structure and strives to engage the audience as much as the performers through his music.

Jeffrey has appeared as a conductor/clinician for regional and state orchestras in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota, Texas, Oregon, and South Carolina. His conducting style is marked by attention to detail, a strong sense of humor, and the realization that every ensemble has different challenges and strengths. He believes that every ensemble is capable of reaching their ultimate potential through hard work, dedication, and practice!

Jeffrey earned his PhD in Curriculum & Instruction (Music Education Cognate) at Kansas State University in 2015. Prior to that, he earned his M.M in Orchestral Conducting from Wichita State University (1995) and graduated with his B.S. in Music Education from Northwest Missouri State University (1993). While at Kansas State he studied composition with Dr. Craig Weston. Jeffrey also studied composition with Dr. Walter A. Mays, Distinguished Professor of Music at the Wichita State University School of Music. Bishop is a member of the American Composers Forum and the National Association for Music Education. (NAfME).

Completing between three and five commissions every year for a divergent range of ensembles, Jeffrey enjoys writing for all levels from beginning to advanced groups. Samples of his music can be found online at his YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/jeffreysbishop. For more information on how to commission a piece for your ensemble, please visit www.jeffreysbishop.com.

Jeffrey is married to SuZanne and they are the proud parents of two children, Aaron and Emily.