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Chris Moss (Greenville, South Carolina) is the Director of Bands for District Five Schools of Spartanburg County and James F. Byrnes High School. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Florida State University, a master’s degree in music education from Anderson University, and is currently in the music education doctoral program at Boston University.
Programs under Moss’ direction consistently achieve success at both state and national levels. While at Byrnes High School as both Director of Bands and Assistant Director of Bands, the band was named State and Upper State Champions and Bands of America (BOA) Regional Class Champions. During his tenure at Pendleton High School, the Pride of Pendleton Marching Band was named State Champions five times, and in 2020, the Pendleton Symphonic Band was featured in performance at the SCMEA In-Service Conference.
Moss studied trombone with John Sizemore, Matt Anderson, and Dr. John Drew. He is currently a member of the Poinsett Wind Symphony.
Through his design company, Innovative Visual Concepts, Moss currently serves as drill designer and conceptual consultant for many bands and winter ensembles across the Southeast. These ensembles hold numerous honors and titles, including BOA Regional Championship Finalists, South Carolina Marching Band State Champions, Winter Guard Scholastic Circuit Champions, Winter Guard International (WGI) Regional Finalists and Champions, and WGI World Championship Finalists.
Moss is currently a member of the South Carolina Band Directors Association, the National Association for Music Education, and Phi Beta Mu while being a National Board Certified Educator. He has received a Citation of Excellence and the Certificate of Merit for Marching Excellence from the National Band Association. He also currently serves as an adjudicator for Drum Corps International and Bands of America and has attended the WGI Judge’s Academy.
He is married to Dr. Alison Starr-Moss and has three daughters, Lily, Evie, and Josie, as well as two dogs, Hamilton and Nugget.