About

Sean Rees works extensively as a music composer, arranger, and drill designer for high school and collegiate athletic band programs nationwide. Mr. Rees is currently the Director of Bands at Charles W. Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines, FL, where he oversees the instrumental music department, including the “Falcon Sound” Marching Band, Concert Bands, Jazz Bands, AP Music Theory, Percussion Techniques, String Orchestra, and a nationally acclaimed Winter Guard program.

Prior to this position, Mr. Rees was the Assistant Director of Bands at Flanagan HS (2021-2023), Director of Marching Percussion for the FIU Panther Marching Band (2020-2023), Assistant Percussion Instructor with The University of Miami’s “Frost Band of the Hour” (2018-2023), and Battery Arranger & Manager for STRYKE Percussion (2022-present).

Mr. Rees is a member of the Vic Firth/Zildjian Education Team, and a graduate of The University of Arizona in Percussion Performance, with additional studies in Music Education.

His imaginative drill and music designs have been commissioned by several competitive marching bands, indoor percussion, jazz, and wind ensembles for over 12 years, and he has received several awards and distinctions for his contemporary works, including special recognition at the CBDNA national conference in 2014.

As a performer, Mr. Rees is an accomplished marching, orchestral, and electronic percussionist. His work includes four national tours with Drum Corps International world class ensembles, as well as the exploration of new works for concert and electronic music. A two-time DCI scholarship award winner, Mr. Rees performed on snare drum with Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps and The Academy DBC. He held leadership positions in both DCI ensembles while marching with his Pac-12 collegiate drumline as battery captain. Mr. Rees has also appeared at the Ultra Music Festival, in music videos for Universal Music Group, and with Blue Devils Entertainment as a percussionist/performer for community events and outreach.