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Jay Bocook Jay Bocook, Director of Athletic Bands, is a native of Clearwater, Florida, a Furman graduate and is recognized internationally as a composer, arranger, conductor and educator. His most recent honor was received from Drum Corps International with induction into the DCI Hall of Fame for his long time work as the music arranger for the Garfiled Cadets. Bocook's work has been heard during the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta and the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the summer of 2003, his music transcriptions of noted film composer John Williams were premiered by the U.S. Marine Band in a concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and conducted by the composer. In addition, Mr. Bocook was a contributing arranger to the musical CyberJam that opened in London to rave reviews at the Queens Theater. In 1982 Bocook was appointed director of bands at Furman University where remained until 1989. He has served as Assistant Conductor of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra and remains a principal composer and arranger for Hal Leonard Corporation. He is the music arranger for the eight-time World Champion Garfield Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps. As for his involvement with the Furman Marching Band, Bocook hopes to continue the strong tradition of music making that is synonymous with Furman while empowering the students to create their own legacy. He envisions an organization on the "cutting edge" of the marching world; one that is a quality experience, both musically and visually, for the Furman community.
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