Tim Mason

Biography

Tim Mason is the interim assistant director of athletic bands at Towson University. Director of marching winds for the 200+ member World Famous Towson University Marching Band, he also co-leads the pep band program for division I men’s and women’s basketball. Prior to his arrival at Towson, Mason earned a Master of Music in wind conducting from the University of Delaware, where he was a teaching assistant for the University of Delaware marching band and was a student of Lauren Reynolds and Heidi Sarver.

As a new wind conductor in the Maryland area, Mason has been invited to conduct honor bands, clinic various high school ensembles and recently made his European conducting debut in 2023 with the American Music Abroad Gold Tour. Mason is actively involved with and is an advocate for music performance travel, leading various programs as a tour specialist, including a selected performing ensemble tour for the 2023 Midwest Clinic, two Rose Parade tours and additional tours to Florida, California and New York. He is also on staff at American Music Abroad, an organization facilitating over a dozen annual performance tours of Europe, where he coordinates the DAI Staff Program, and is a conductor for the collegiate tour.

Previously, Mason completed a Bachelors of Science Degree in Music Education from Towson University, where he held the role of student director for the world famous Towson University marching band and served as the administrative assistant to the Towson University wind band programs. His teachers include Dr. Christopher Cicconi, James Hicks, John Miliauskas and Noel Kunkle.

Mason has worked for various high school marching band programs in Maryland and Pennsylvania and has accumulated professional experience in live and recorded audio as well as professional photography and videography in worship, outdoor and concert hall settings. He is an active member of the Maryland Music Education Association, the Delaware Music Education Association, the National Association for Music Education and the College Band Directors National Association.