Raised in Murfreesboro, TN, Trevor Rundell is the head Band Director at Bartlett High School. Before his appointment in 2019, Rundell graduated from Tennessee Technological University with a B.M. in Music Education in 2016, then served as the Assistant Band director at Bartlett High School (Fall 2016-Spring 2018) and Siegel High School (Fall 2018-Spring 2019). Under Rundell's guidance, Bartlett's marching bands have achieved remarkable success, securing numerous Grand Championships. Bartlett became a Bands of America Regional Finalist for the first time in 2021 and has since become a consistent finals competitor, won two Bronze Medals at BOA Clarksville & Jacksonville Regionals in 2022, became the Regional Champion of the 2023 BOA Memphis Regional, and secured a spot in Semi-Finals at the 2023 BOA Grand National Championships. The concert bands at Bartlett have received exclusively superior ratings at the West Tennessee Band and Orchestra Association Concert Festival, and have earned the Tennessee Bandmasters Award of Distinction in Concert Performance five times across 2022-2024.
In addition to teaching, Mr. Rundell is an active arranger and composer, serving as the lead wind arranger for Southcoast Music & Design. With Southcoast, Rundell writes and designs for groups all over the southeast.
Mr. Rundell aims to build a nationally recognized band program for the City of Bartlett by creating excellent musicians, concert bands, and marching bands. Through lessons such a program will teach as well as life changing experiences, Rundell hopes to create a generation of superior human beings.