Andrew Blair is a conductor, percussionist, and composer from Charlotte, NC. Andrew graduated with honors as a NC Teaching Fellow, Sudler Trophy winner, and Instrumental Performer of the Year from Western Carolina University in 2010 with a BSEd in music education.

As a passionate educator, Andrew taught on the middle, high school, and collegiate levels for 8 years in the greater Charlotte, NC area, with his ensembles earning consistent superior ratings in grades 1-6 in concert, marching, and solo/small ensemble performance assessments across the Southeast. Andrew has also been fortunate to put that passion to work as a dual-masters student in conducting and percussion at the University of Georgia. Andrew was named a 2016 recipient of the ASBDA Encore Award for Young Band Directors, and was recognized by multiple Citations of Excellence in music education from Cabarrus County Schools. He has also presented clinics at multiple state and district in-service conferences, and maintains an active schedule of adjudication, clinics, masterclasses, and symposiums. Andrew has proudly served as an Innovative Percussion educational artist and clinician since 2010.

As a conductor and percussionist, Andrew has joyfully led a diverse musical life, having been blessed with opportunities to perform in a wide variety of musical settings ranging from band and orchestra to jazz, chamber, theatre, worship, and electroacoustic music. Andrew has most recently held positions as a section percussionist in the Union Symphony Orchestra (NC), as well as principal percussionist of the Carolinas Wind Orchestra (SC). While in Athens, Andrew has had incredible experiences leading and performing with the Hodgson Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Percussion Ensemble, Rote Hund Muzik, and multiple jazz and chamber settings in the area.

As a composer, arranger, and sound designer, Andrew’s music has been performed all across the United States. Andrew has been fortunate to recently design for SC and TX State marching finalists, NCAA Division I and II athletic bands, and has published concert works with C. Alan Publications.

Andrew holds professional memberships in NAfME, CBDNA, PAS, and ASCAP, and was awarded honorary membership in Kappa Kappa Psi by UGA's Kappa Mu chapter in 2019.

Currently, Andrew and his wife Molly live in Athens, GA with their two dogs, Chaco and Fritz.