Gary Fagan was born and raised in Frederick, Maryland. He completed his undergraduate degree at Bridgewater College in Music Education in 1973 and began teaching middle and high school choral music in Louisa County, Virginia. He attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia from 1974 - 1977 receiving a masters degree in music education. In 1975 he became a band instructor in Albemarle County, Virginia where he taught band for another 34 years. He retired in 2009 and is currently serving as a University Supervisor at James Madison University and is also an adjunct faculty member there teaching Arranging.
In 1989 Mr. Fagan was elected Central Virginia Outstanding Middle School Teacher by the University of Virginia Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa. In 1999 he received an Outstanding Educator Award from the Virginia Governor’s School for the Visual and Performing Arts. In October of 2001 he received the outstanding educator award from the Piedmont Council of the Arts. He has also been twice listed in “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. He is active in the Music Educators National Conference and the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association. He is also a member of A.S.C.A.P., the Percussive Arts Society, Phi Beta Mu Bandmasters Fraternity, and the National Band Association. He is a percussionist with the Charlottesville Municipal Band and is Assistant Director of that organization. He is active as a band clinician and adjudicator in addition to composing and arranging for band. He is also currently serving on the James Madison University Music Education Advisory Council.
He has had over fifty compositions for concert band published by Heritage Music Press, MSB Publishing Co., Grand Mesa Music Publishers, Daehn Music Publications, Ludwig Music, Boosey & Hawkes and Alfred Publishing. Eight of these have been performed at the prestigious Mid-West Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago. One was performed at the White House several years ago and at the inauguration ceremony for former Governor Douglas Wilder in Richmond, VA.
Alfred's Debut Series for Young Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 690545
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 948768
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1595693
Clarinet Section Feature
young symphonic band series
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 688919
young symphonic band series
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 695862
young symphonic band series
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 696586
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1060097
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1060289
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1096394
Percussion Section Feature
young symphonic band series
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 696802
Blasorchester
Partitur
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1620229
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Item no.: 1531981
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 945709
Alfred Debut Series
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 690523
Highland/Etling String Orchestra
for: Youth string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 690239
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 689256
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 688997
young symphonic band series
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 695937
Spanish March
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 906703
Study score
Item no.: 1617611
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1595718
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 768812
Folk
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 763174
Highland/Etling String Orchestra
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 686316
Study score
Item no.: 1617950
Study score
Item no.: 1617919
young symphonic band series
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 696438
young symphonic band series
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 696175
for: Wind Band
Book
Item no.: 897062
Blasorchester
Partitur
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1620189
young symphonic band series
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 696429
young symphonic band series
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 696563
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1059945
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1060819
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 947152
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 846556
Konzertwerk
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1105989
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1617945
Study score
Item no.: 1617524
Blasorchester
Partitur und Stimmen
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1620286
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 945604
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 762236
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