Justin Monroe is in his final semester of The Ohio State University’s Master of Music program in music composition. He grew up in Dublin, Ohio, and graduated from Dublin Jerome High School before enrolling at Ohio State with plans to major in music composition. Justin plays percussion, but studies composition under the tutelage of Professors Vera Stanojevic, Thomas Wells and Michael Rene Torres. 

Monroe's premiere work for wind symphony, Blueprints for a City in the Sky, will be conducted by Dustin Ferguson on March 6, 2024. Justin has performed with several ensembles in the School of Music, including the Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony, as well as the school’s Percussion Ensemble. He also has performed with The Ohio State University Marching Band for six years as a tenor drummer in JI-Row, traveling to several venues across the country. Justin also works as a graduate teaching associate at the School of Music and plans to continue in this role during his music composition studies.