Jay Bocook is a professional composer and arranger, and also the Director of Athletic Bands at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina.
Bocook became a Sinfonian at Furman University, joining the Gamma Eta chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia in 1972.
Mr. Bocook began his composing and arranging career in graduate school, and began to write for Jenson publications while serving as the band director at a small but well-known high school in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, leading them to become the South Carolina AAA state marching band champions in 1978.
In addition to serving as Furman's Director of Athletic Bands, Mr. Bocook works as a staff composer/arranger for Hal Leonard.
He served as the chief arranger for the ten-time DCI World Champion Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps from 1993 until their final season in 2023, and has served in a similar role with perennial DCI Finalists, the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, from Denver, Colorado.