Andrew E. Lawson

Andrew E. Lawson (b. 1997) is an American composer, arranger, orchestrator, and music educator. Since 2019, he has served as Director of Bands at the Innovation Academy of Robertson County in Springfield, TN. His responsibilities at Innovation Academy include teaching Beginning Band, Middle School Concert Band, and High School Band. During his tenure, the band has repeatedly earned marks of “Excellent” and “Superior” at concert assessment. In 2023 and 2024, he was named Distinguished New Educator of the Year at Innovation Academy.

As a composer, Andrew writes for a variety of ensembles, including band, orchestra, brass band, brass choir, and chamber ensembles. He is a three-time winner of the Dallas Wind Symphony's International Fanfare Composition Competition (2016, 2019, 2020) and, in 2020, had compositions named a semi-finalist and finalist for The American Prize in Wind Band Composition.

In 2022, he joined the arranging staff at SouthCoast Music and Design. Andrew's music has been commissioned and performed by middle school, high school, collegiate, and professional ensembles across the United States, including the S.M.A.R.T. Band Camp, Portland East Middle School Band, Tullahoma High School Band, Tennessee Tech University Symphony Band, University of Georgia Wind Ensemble, Texas Tech Concert Band, Vandercook College of Music Symphonic Band, and most notably, the Dallas Wind Symphony. His music has also been featured at regional, state, and national conferences including the Virginia Music Education Association Conference, the Tri-Lakes Honor Band Clinic, and the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic.

Andrew is a graduate of Tullahoma High School in Tullahoma, TN, and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Instrumental Music Education from Tennessee Technological University, and a Master's Degree in Music Education from Eastern Washington University. Lawson’s professional affiliations include active memberships in the Middle Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association (MTSBOA), Tennessee Music Educators Association (TMEA), Tennessee Bandmasters Association (TBA), National Band Association (NBA), American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), and the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). When away from teaching, composing, and performing, Andrew enjoys hiking, kayaking, fishing, volunteering at his church, spending time with friends and family, and playing disc golf.