Dr. Ishbah Cox

Dr. Ishbah Cox is the Director of Wind Ensembles and Assistant Professor of Music at Capital University in the Conservatory of Music in Columbus, OH. He is a conductor, educator, and arranger with more than twenty years of university and public school experience. Dr. Cox most recently served as the Director of Bands at Olentangy Orange High School in Lewis Center, Ohio. Before that appointment, he was an Associate Professor of Bands at Purdue University, where he conducted multiple wind bands, brass choir, and was one of the assistant directors for the marching band. 

Dr. Cox holds a bachelor's degree in music education from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, a master's degree in music performance from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, and a Doctor of Arts in Wind Conducting with a secondary specialization in Euphonium Performance from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.          

An accomplished arranger for marching and pep bands, Cox currently writes for Hal Leonard Corporation, high schools, and has written for universities throughout the country, including the Purdue University, Penn State University, The Ohio State University, Ohio University, and the University of Wisconsin marching bands. He has also collaborated with global artists, Papa Roach and the Huntertones to adapt their music for performances with marching bands. He is also in constant demand as an adjudicator, clinician, and guest conductor.

Dr. Cox holds professional memberships in the Ohio Music Educators Association (OMEA), National Band Association (NBA), American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Kappa Kappa Psi, and the Collegiate Band Directors National Association (CBDNA). He holds Honorary Memberships with both the Gamma Pi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi and Beta Sigma Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma (TBS) at Purdue University. He is a member of Phi Beta Mu (Mu Chapter) where he serves on the executive board.