Education

• D.M.A., Doctor of Musical Arts, University of Texas at Austin, 2008
• M.M., Master of Music, University of Texas, 2006
• B.A., Bachelor of Arts, Arkansas Tech University, 1999

Biography

Dr. Albert Nguyen currently serves as the interim director of the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music and the director of bands at the University of Memphis. He also leads the Conducting Area and is the executive director of the Summer at the Scheidt Music Camps. 

In his current role, Dr. Nguyen manages the School of Music's daily operations, overseeing all aspects of the University Bands program, conducting the University Wind Ensemble, leading the graduate wind conducting program, and teaching graduate courses in wind/band repertoire and rehearsal techniques.

Under Nguyen's direction, his ensembles have performed at the College Band Directors National Association Southern Division Conference, the Tennessee Music Education Association 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 frequently gives presentations on diversity/inclusion and conducting at music conferences, including the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference.

Nguyen's professional journey began as the Director of Bands at Morrilton High School in Morrilton, AR. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Education from Arkansas Tech University and a Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Conducting from The University of Texas at Austin. His exceptional teaching, creative activity, and service at the University of Memphis have been recognized with the prestigious Pearl Wales Professorship. He is also a past recipient of the First Tennessee Professorship and is an active member of Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, Phi Beta Mu, and the Diversity Committee for the College Band Directors National Association.