Dr. Nate Seamons joined the faculty at BYU in 2021 where he serves as the Associate Director of Bands at Brigham Young University, In this capacity, he is the conductor of the BYU Symphonic Band, and the BYU University Band. He also teaches courses in Music Education. He previously served as the Director of Bands at Snow College. He has served as the band director for multiple public schools in Utah and Texas, including American Fork High School (UT) and the L.D. Bell High School (TX) cluster. He holds degrees from Brigham Young University, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, and the University of Utah.

Dr. Seamons he has served as associate conductor for the Wasatch Winds and the Irving Symphonic Band (TX).  He has also guest conducted the Utah Premiere Brass, and the Utah Wind Symphony. Dr. Seamons has been a guest conductor at honor bands, and school programs both regionally and nationally. His research has been presented at the Midwest International Clinic and the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles conference in Gwangju-Gyeonggi, Korea.

Dr. Seamons has been blessed to perform in Korea, Hong Kong, Slovakia, Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy, England, France, Switzerland, Germany,  and Canada. He is a former member of the Orchestra at Temple Square, and the Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra, playing trombone. Dr. Seamons is a Conn-Selmer educational clinician, and an active marching band show designer. He lives in Highland, UT with his wife, Mary Jane, four children. He enjoys skiing, hiking, and boating with his family when not making music.

Dr. Kandis King Taylor began her career by earning a Bachelor’s degree in Instrumental Music Education and a Master’s in Percussion Performance from Brigham Young University. In 2023, she completed a Ph.D. in Music Education at the University of Utah. Her research interests focus on leveraging educational technology as a tool for music learning and has presented at professional conferences both nationally and internationally. Dr. Taylor is actively engaged in public school and higher education as she simultaneously holds the position of percussion instructor and director of the Panoramic Steel Drum Band at Brigham Young University and a Director of Bands in the Alpine School District. She has over 20 years of experience teaching, directing, and adjudicating junior high and high school concert bands, jazz bands, and percussion ensembles in California and Utah. When she isn't teaching college or public school, Dr. Taylor composes music and has several compositions published through C. Alan Publications. She loves her little family and lives with her husband and daughter in Draper, Utah.

Ensembles under Dr. Caldwell’s guidance have performed for the College Band Directors National Association, the North Carolina Music Educators Association, the National Band Association–Wisconsin Chapter, and in Carnegie Hall. His writings have been published in the Journal of Band Research, the International Trombone Association Journal, and the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series. His book, Original Études for the Developing Conductor, was published in 2023 and awarded “Highly Commended” in the inaugural Impact Award category by the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (UK). Dr. Caldwell has given presentations for the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, the College Band Directors National Association, the Internationale Gesellschaft zur Erforschung und Förderung der Blasmusik (IGEB), and music educator conferences in North Carolina and Virginia.

Dr. Caldwell received a Doctor of Musical Arts in conducting from the University of Michigan and a Master of Music in instrumental conducting from the University of Maryland, College Park. He holds a Master of Arts in Teaching and a Bachelor of Music in performance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. David C. Fullmer has taught instrumental music for over forty years. He recently retired as Director of Bands at Snow College in Utah where he conducted the Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Badger Band and taught courses in conducting and music education. He served as West Region Educational Support Manager for the Conn-Selmer Division of Education. He assisted Conn-Selmer Vice President of Education Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser in providing exemplary programs, services and advocacy tailored to the growth and development of music education in twelve western states. He served as Associate Director of Bands at California State University, Fresno where he conducted the Fresno State Symphonic Band and directed the 250 member Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band. He was also the Assistant Director of the Brigham Young University Cougar Marching Band. He was Director of Bands at Utah Valley University where he conducted the Wind Symphony, University Band, Symphony Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble.   

He began his teaching career at Pleasant Grove High School in 1986. In 1990 he became the Director of Bands at Timpview High School where his Symphonic Bands, Jazz Ensembles, Percussion Ensembles and Marching Bands earned superior ratings at the State level for twenty-one consecutive years. In 1994, Timpview was the first band from Utah to perform at the prestigious Mid-West Clinic in Chicago. Timpview also performed twice at the Bands of America National Percussion Festival in Indianapolis, Runner-Up twice at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival at the University of Idaho, Utah Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference, and the MENC National Conference in Salt Lake City. Under Dr. Fullmer’s direction, the Timpview Marching Band competed in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and California taking first place in its division at the final show of each season for twenty-one consecutive years as well as several Sweepstakes Awards. 

Dr. Fullmer is active as a Guest Conductor, Clinician and Adjudicator throughout the Western United States. He has conducted the scoring sessions for the motion pictures Alpha & Omega by Lionsgate (2010) and Atlas Shrugged II by 20th Century Fox (2012). As Western Division President of the National Association for Music Education he delivered keynote addresses and clinics to music educators in AZ, CA, HI, NV, and UT and served on the National Executive Board and National Executive Committee of NAfME. He has served as President, Band VP, Mentor Chair and Adjudication Chair of the Utah Music Educators Association. He supported music educators in Utah as an Education Consultant for Summerhays Music Center. He also serves as Director of the Utah Ambassadors of Music and has conducted the UAM Band on 12 European Tours since 1997. He has conducted All-State Bands in Utah, Nevada, and Colorado. He has conducted Honor Bands in Utah, Nevada, California, and Idaho.

Dr. Fullmer has received the Mid-West Clinic Medal of Honor, Utah Music Educators Association Outstanding Music Educator Award, the National Band Association Citation for Excellence twice, Utah Music Educators Superior Accomplishment Award three times, National Federation of High School Activities Association Western States Section Outstanding Music Educator Award, Ray Smith Music Educator of the Year, PTA State Golden Apple Award, Utah Bandmasters Association Mentor Award, and twice featured on the cover of School Band and Orchestra Magazine. He received the Freedom's Foundation George Washington Medal of Honor and Red Cross Educator Hero awards for directing veteran tribute projects in Pearl Harbor (2001 & 2011), Normandy (2004) and Washington DC & Gettysburg (2008). 

Dr. Fullmer earned a Doctoral of Musical Arts degree in Instrumental Conducting from the University of Washington. Masters and Bachelor degrees in Music Education were earned at Brigham Young University. He studied conducting with Glenn Williams, Ralph Laycock, Don Peterson, Clyn Barrus, David Blackinton, Peter Eros, and Timothy Salzman. His dissertation, A Comparison of the Wind Band Writing of Three Contemporary Composers: Karel Husa, Timothy Broege, and Cindy McTee, comprises three chapters of A Composer's Insight: Thought, Analysis and Commentary on Contemporary Masterpieces for Wind Band, Vol. 1 published by Meredith Music. He has published over a dozen articles on various Music Education topics and enjoys teaching 6th and 7th grade band musicians at Adele C. Young Intermediate School in Brigham City, Utah.

Dr. Fullmer’s greatest title is “Papa” to his three grandsons, Phoenix, Ames, and Ari.