After a successful teaching career that lasted for three decades, Gabe Musella serves as UIL Assistant Music Director in Austin, Texas.
Bands under his direction earned UIL Sweepstakes Awards in 8 different Varsity and Non-Varsity categories, performed at The Midwest Clinic and Music For All National Concert Festival, and placed as finalists in TMEA Honor Band competition and at the UIL State Marching Contest.
While at Spring HS, the band program was designated a Grammy Signature School, a Houston Symphony Orchestra Residency School, and was featured in THE INSTRUMENTALIST magazine. Spring Band ensembles earned 5 invitations to perform at The Midwest Clinic between 2008 and 2016, and received awards at the prestigious Fischoff, Coltman, and Houston Underground chamber music competitions.
Mr. Musella is an active adjudicator, consultant, clinician, and composer whose music has been performed throughout the country and abroad by community, university, and secondary school ensembles. His works for concert band, orchestra, and chamber ensembles are found on the UIL Prescribed Music List and on similar lists in other states.
The United States Air Force Band, based in Washington DC recently premiered A THOUSAND HEARTS TO GIVE in Chicago at the 73rd Annual Midwest Clinic.
The UTEP Symphonic Band premiered CIUDAD DE PAZ, dedicated to the victims of the August 2019 shooting in El Paso, in November 2019.
His publishers include RBC – Pepper, C. Alan, Boosey & Hawkes, Carl Fischer, Kjos, Row-Loff, and TRN. He is the recipient of the Meritorious Achievement Award from The Texas Bandmasters Association, the Specs Excellence in Music Education Award from The Houston Symphony Orchestra, and he is a 2019 inductee into the American Bandmasters Association.
He holds a Bachelor of Music Composition and a Masters of Music in Conducting, both from Texas Tech University where he studied with James Sudduth, Keith Bearden, and Mary Jeanne van Appledorn. He has greatly benefitted from his legendary mentors Tom Bennett, Eddie Green, Philip Geiger, Rodney Klett, Joe Dixon, Kenny Capshaw, Rick and Barbara Lambrecht, James Edwards, Randy Vaughn, Mike Warny, and Scott McAdow.
He holds memberships in TMEA, TBA, TMAA, Phi Beta Mu, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and he serves on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Music Education.
Gabe is honored to be associated with the Texas Tech Band and Orchestra Camp where he has been on the staff since 1985.
He and his wife Alice, Red Raider alumnus and career educator, are very proud of their son Alex, who recently earned a graduate degree at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.