Director of Athletic Bands

The UMBC Athletic Band program is under the direction of Bentley Corbett-Wilson; assisting him are a cadre of Student Leaders.

Bentley Corbett-Wilson is a music educator, musician, and composer in Maryland where teaches secondary instrumental music. Originally from Las Vegas, Nevada, Bentley received his Bachelor and Master’s degrees from UMBC, where he played trumpet with the Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, and of course, the Pep Band! He’s had the opportunity to perform alongside a number of highly recognized musicians and chamber groups such as: the Canadian Brass, the American Brass Quintet, Brad Ellis, Oystein Baadsvik, Joe Burgstaller, Hiram Diaz and other members of “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band. Bentley was also a part of the recording ensemble for the upcoming album being released by the UMBC Wind Ensemble, which featured newly premiered pieces such as “Chiaroscuro II” by Anna Rubin and “McGuffy’s Reeder” by Brad Ellis. Bentley was also notably the President of the Student Government Association at UMBC, and a Student Director of the Pep Band for 2 years.

As a music educator, Bentley had the privilege of working with talented students in the Baltimore area through the El Sistema driven Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s OrchKids Program, as well as with various other schools in the state. Through his teachings, he recognized the power that music has to not only make someone a great musician, but its potential to create empathetic leaders who bring about positive change in their communities.

Bentley has also had the incredible opportunity to perform twice at Carnegie Hall through the Honors Performance Series, in Schladming, Austria, with both the World Adult and Youth Wind Orchestra Project, and in China with the Las Vegas Youth Orchestra. Bentley now teaches at the International School of Music and in the Howard County Public School System in Maryland.