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David Aydelott (Nashville, TN), a Middle Tennessee State University graduate, is the conductor of the Ethos Wind Symphony, a part of Ethos Youth Ensembles based in Middle Tennessee. Before he retired from teaching in May of 2023, Aydelott taught high school band for 29 years in Tennessee and was the Director of Fine Arts in the Williamson County School District for two years.
Bands under Aydelott’s direction received recognition on state and national levels, including the Grammy Signature School Award and the John Philip Sousa Association Sudler Shield. His ensembles were also invited to perform at the Annual Tennessee Music Education Association Conference, the Music for All National Concert Band Festival, and the Music for All Chamber Music Festival.A recipient of the NBA’s Certificate of Merit and the Citation of Excellence, Aydelott is an active band clinician and music arranger and has served as an adjudicator for Drum Corps International and Bands of America. Music for All named David Aydelott to the “Forty for Forty,” a list of teachers that impacted its first forty years. In December 2014, the John Philip Sousa Foundation named Aydelott a Laureate of the Bandworld Legion of Honor. TnMEA’s Rural Schools Chair, Aydelott has held leadership positions in professional music education associations and is a Past-President of the Tennessee Eta Chapter of Phi Beta Mu. For two years, he was a member of the Education Council for the Frist Art Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, and currently serves on the board of ArtsEd Tennessee. In April of 2026, Aydelott will be inducted into the Tennessee Bandmasters Hall of Fame. He and his wife Renee have two children, Katherine and Meredith.