Albert Nguyen

Albert Nguyen currently serves as the Interim Director and the Director of Bands for the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis. Additionally, he heads the Conducting Area and is the Executive Director of the Summer at the Scheidt Music Camps. Nguyen’s responsibilities include managing the daily operations of the School of Music, overseeing all aspects of the University Bands program, conducting the Wind Ensemble, leading the graduate wind conducting program, and teaching graduate courses in wind/band repertoire and rehearsal techniques.

Ensembles under Nguyen’s direction have performed at the CBDNA Southern Division Conference, the TNMEA All-State Conference, and Internationally in Austria and Italy. As a conductor and clinician, he has been invited to work with ensembles throughout the United States, and he frequently gives presentations on the topics of diversity/inclusion and conducting at music conferences, including the Midwest Clinic.

Nguyen began his professional teaching career as the Director of Bands at Morrilton High School in Morrilton, AR. He holds the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Education from Arkansas Tech University and the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in Wind Conducting from The University of Texas at Austin. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the University of Memphis in the areas of teaching, creative activity, and service, Nguyen currently holds the Pearl Wales Professorship. He is a past recipient of the First Tennessee Professorship and is a member of Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, Phi Beta Mu, and serves on the Diversity Committee for the College Band Directors National Association.