Joel Denton

About

Joel L. Denton is a music/general-effect adjudicator, arranger, and educator who served as Director of Bands at Ooltewah High School (TN) for 37 years before retiring in 2018, leading the band to performances in the Tournament of Roses and Macy's Thanksgiving Day parades. A University of Tennessee graduate, he has been music arranger, program coordinator, and consultant for many corps including the Empire Statesmen, Syracuse Brigadiers, Bayonne Bridgemen, and Phantom Regiment, and adjudicates for Music for All/Bands of America and Drum Corps International. He received the John Philip Sousa Foundation Legion of Honor in 2015, served as Adjunct Professor at Lee University (2021-2024), and is Tennessee State Chair for the National Band Association.