Scott Guidry

Scott Guidry for his distinguished career conducting bands in the USAF and at Bemidji State University. A native of Carencro, Louisiana, Scott Guidry was surrounded from birth with musicians from his family. After graduating from Loyola University in 1982 in music education, Scott became the band director at Carencro High School and then Lafayette High School. In 1993 he joined the USAF and quickly progressed from Executive Officer of the USAF Band at Bolling AFB, DC to Commander of the USAF Band of Liberty, Commander of the US Air Forces in Europe Band and finally as Director of Operations of the USAF Band and 2nd in Command of all USAF Bands. He has traveled to over 30 countries in Europe and Asia conducting USAF bands and worked with many renown guest artists. Scott has led ceremonial USAF bands at the White House, Joint Base Andrews and Arlington National Cemetery. In 2007 Scott retired from the USAF after a 20-year career and joined the faculty of Bemidji State University as an Associate Professor and Director of Bands. At BSU he conducts the Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band and Symphonic Band in addition to teaching. Actively involved in the Bemidji community, Scott hosts the annual high school honor band, jazz festival and conducts the BSU spring opera. Scott and his wife Heather, an Oboe Instructor at BSU, have three grown children.

Throughout his career and life Scott Guidry has lived by his commitment to excellence - "You can't teach excellence without having achieved excellence."