Nicholas Williams is the conductor of the Concert Band and the Director of Athletic Bands, including the North Texas “Green Brigade” Marching Band. In addition to this position, Mr. Williams is a Doctoral Conducting Student of Eugene Migliaro Corporon.

Prior to this assignment at the University of North Texas, Mr. Williams, a two-time honoree of Who’s Who Among America’s Educators, was the Director of Bands at Clark High School in Plano, Texas. In his last year of public school teaching, he was honored as the Clark High School Teacher of the Year, a Finalist for the Plano ISD Teacher of the Year, and was also named a “Ross Perot Excellence in Teaching Award” Recipient—an award given to only four secondary teachers per year in the Plano ISD. During his tenure at Clark High School, the band program was a consistent sweepstakes award recipient, and under his direction, the Honors Band was awarded Best in Class or Best in Contest in every festival in which the band performed.

Mr. Williams is active as a clinician, adjudicator, and arranger in the Southwest region of the country. Currently, he is a member of the Brass Staff of the Santa Clara Vanguard. Previous to his time with the Santa Clara Vanguard, he has been on the brass staffs of the Madison Scouts, Southwind, and the Boston Crusaders, where he has served in various capacities ranging from Brass Instructor to Brass Caption Head/Staff Coordinator. His arrangements for band are performed by outstanding high school and college bands throughout the country. Mr. Williams’s professional affiliationsinclude Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, College Band Directors National Association, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

Green Brigade Marching Band