Gregory Lyons is Associate Professor of Music and the James Alvey Smith Endowed Professor at Louisiana Tech University where he teaches applied percussion, directs the percussion ensemble, coaches the drum line, and serves as the area coordinator of instrumental music education. Formerly, he was an assistant band director in the Missouri public schools.

As a solo and ensemble performer, Dr. Lyons has made appearances in Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Ohio, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Michigan, Utah, and California. Recent appearances include the 2025 International Clarinet Association’s Low Clarinet Fest with clarinetist Dr. Trevor Davis (Southern Utah Univ.) as one half of Delamo Duo, and both the 2024 Percussive Arts Society International Convention and 2023 National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy with Dr. Oliver Molina (Northwestern State Univ.), Dr. Joe W. Moore III (UT-Arlington), and Dr. Gustavo Miranda (Nicholls State Univ.) as a member of the Ninkasi Percussion Group. Dr. Lyons performs as principal percussionist/timpanist with the Rapides Symphony Orchestra (Alexandria, LA) and also performs regularly with the Shreveport Symphony, the Monroe Symphony, and the South Arkansas Symphony.

Each summer, Dr. Lyons co-coordinates New Music on the Bayou, a contemporary classical music festival, which he co-founded in 2016. He also coordinates the North Louisiana Youth Percussion Ensemble Festival at Louisiana Tech. He is a past president and former treasurer of the Louisiana Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society, and is a proud endorser of Grover Pro Percussion, Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets, SABIAN Cymbals and Majestic Percussion.