Chester Phillips

About

Dr. Chester B. Phillips is a music/brass and general-effect adjudicator for Drum Corps International, Bands of America, and winter guards, and a visual designer of more than 250 marching band and winter guard productions. A Professor of Music at Georgia State University who previously served as Dean of the College of the Arts and Director of the School of Music, he has over 20 years of experience as a band director, with ensembles earning honors including the Sudler Flag of Honor. In 2026 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps. He has judged Music Brass and General Effect at DCI World Championships.