Mr. John J. Miliauskas III is the Associate Director of Bands at Towson University (Towson, MD), where he directs the marching band, pep band, and concert band. John received his Masters of Music in Music Education with a performance option in conducting from West Chester University in May 2004. In addition to his work at Towson University, John is an active adjudicator, clinician, conductor, and drill designer.
Prior to his
position at Towson University, John was a band director in the West Shore School
District (Lewisberry, PA) from 1988 until 2002. He was the Director of Bands at
Crossroads Middle School (Lewisberry, PA) from its opening in 1993 until 2002. John’s
lifetime of experiences in instrumental music began with his father who was the
band director at Lake-Lehman High School (Lehman, PA) for thirty-three years.
John has gained many
accomplishments as a drill designer over the past 25 years. He has written
drill for numerous successful marching bands, drum and bugle corps, and indoor
ensembles ranging in size from twenty to over 300 total members. These drills
have varied from basic and intermediate to advanced level programs that have
been recognized nationally with high acclaim. He has also taught various design
and instructional summer clinics for band directors, drum majors, student
musicians, and drill designers through Vivace Productions, United Music
Enterprises, the George Parks Drum Major Academy, and the Caribbean island of
Jamaica’s Cultural Development Commission. A brother of Phi Mu
Alpha Sinfonia and an honorary member of both Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta
Sigma, John is a member of the College Band Directors National Association
(CBDNA). He resides in Glen Rock, PA with his wife, Sarah, and two daughters,
Ava, age 5, and Ella, 3.
