Whitehead named VSU band director
Free Press staff report | 4/27/2023, 6 p.m.
Dr. Whitehead
Virginia State University announced this week that Dr. Taylor Whitehead is its new director of Marching and Pep Bands. Dr. Whitehead has served as the interim band director since 2022 and was formerly the university’s assistant band director. Under his leadership, the Trojan Explosion band performed several high-profile gigs, such as NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace Block Party, the Honda Battle of the Bands, NBC’s “Today” show and at a Black History Month program at the White House. Dr. Whitehead, a native of Meherrin, Va., holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from VSU and a master’s degree in music education from Norfolk State University.
