Dr. Lindsey Vincent (b.1991) is a composer, educator, and percussionist based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Lindsey found her love for music when she joined high school band. During that time, she began arranging parts for the members of her percussion section when needed. She was also a member of the Songwriters Club for four years (president for one) and was the recipient of the 2009 Songwriter of the Year Award. She received her first percussion instructing job on

the spot based on a four-mallet marimba solo before she graduated in 2009.

In 2014, she graduated cum laude from Bethel University (BU) in McKenzie, Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science in music education (vocal, general, and instrumental). During her time at BU, she was a founder of the women's music fraternity Sigma Alpha Iota - Mu Omicron Chapter (however, she is a sister of Delta Pi from APSU), was an asset performer to the music education and performance sector of BU for accreditation certification, and performed with various instrumental and vocal ensembles across Tennessee. Dr. Vincent received private piano, voice, and theory and composition lessons in addition to her coursework. Throughout her undergrad, she continued to teach marching bands and compose pieces for a few ensembles and soloists.

In 2017, Lindsey received her Master of Philosophy in music composition with second class honours at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) in Dublin, Ireland. During this time, she worked alongside her mentor Dr. Evangelia Rigaki and the Kirkos Ensemble, as well as joined the Irish Composers’ Collective. Although she was studying abroad, she continued to stay active in writing for and teaching marching band (and drumline) in the United States. After completing the masters, she began pursuing a PhD, also in music composition at TCD.

Lindsey’s premiere of her first field show of completely original music, The Tree That Gives, was well received by the students, directors, and judges in 2018. Shortly after the premiere, Lindsey became a percussion instructor at Beeches Performance Ensemble in Birmingham, England, where she gave lessons, masterclasses, and was the front ensemble composer until 2023. She has also been asked to give other several masterclasses on front ensemble — in particular mallet technique — across England and Tennessee.

In 2021, Lindsey successfully obtained her PhD. During that time, she had the privilege of working with some incredibly talented musicians, including (but not limited to) ConTempo String Quartet, The Mornington Singers (conducted by Dr. Orla Flanagan), Bill Dowdall, Richard O’Donnell, Martin Johnson, Fintan Sutton, Elizabeth Hilliard, Michelle O’Rourke, Síobhra Quinlan, Cormac O'hAodáin, and Tonnta. During the final year of her PhD, she was one of three winners of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival Composition Competition 2021 with her piece for marching string quartet, Apex.

Shortly after moving back to the US, Lindsey was a band director for two years. During this time, she composed a choir piece for the St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Old Bridge, New Jersey, a duet for Laura Sinnerton (viola) and Dan Trodden (tuba) of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and a cello + tape piece that will be premiered by Ilse de Ziah at the National Concert Hall as a part of New Music Dublin 2022. She also continued to arrange the front ensemble music for the Beeches Performance Ensemble, who went on to earn top placements at Drum Corps Europe for two years.

Currently, Lindsey the composer and arranger for the Warwick Corps of Drums in Warwickshire, England and is actively composing with members of the Nashville Pocket Composers. She is also open for commissions - please contact her through the contact page!