Jeremy Barnes has been teaching at Wilbur Cross High School as Director of Instrumental Music since 2008. He graduated from University of Central Florida in 2007 with a Bachelor of Music Performance in Trombone. 

Mr. Barnes is an active professional musician and educator, performing in a variety of settings and groups throughout the year, including orchestras, jazz ensembles, wedding ceremonies, theater orchestras, bands, and salsa bands to name a few.  Some of Mr. Barnes’ performance accolades include performing with jazz legend Sam Rivers, jazz legend Buddy Morrow, The Four Tops, Walt Disney World, Disney’s Epcot Center, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, The Southwest Florida Symphony, The Vero Beach Symphony, The Space Coast Pops, Brevard Symphony Orchestra, Orlando Repertoire Theater, Bob Stone’s Big Band Orchestra, The Tommy Dorcey Orchestra, Gloria Estefan, Eartha Kitt, Deborah Gibson, among others. Mr. Barnes also is a sought after music educator, with several private students who have gone on to study music and aspire to become professional musicians.  In 2006, he served as a judge for FBA (Florida Band Association) Seminole County District Festival audition. He was faculty in the 2008 Yale-New Haven Summer Music Camp as well as the Yale-Morse Academy in 2010.  From 2014-2015, he served as a wind ensemble and concert band conductor in the Yale-New Haven All-City Honors ensembles.   

Mr. Barnes also arranges and composes music, with several of his own arrangements being used in the Wilbur Cross Jazz Ensemble and Concert Band.  He is also currently a member of Connecticut Music Educator's Association.

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