Shiree X. Williams is an active conductor, clinician, and educator. In recent appointments, he served as Lecturer of Band Conducting at the University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music, where his responsibilities included conducting the Wind Symphony and teaching undergraduate and graduate conducting.

A native of Waycross, GA, Dr. Williams earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Valdosta State University, Master of Music degree in Conducting from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Conducting from The University of Texas at Austin. Before teaching at the university level, Dr. Williams served as Associate Director of Bands at McKinney High School and Director of Bands at Faubion Middle School in McKinney Independent School District in McKinney, TX. During his public school teaching career, bands under his leadership consistently received superior ratings for their high-level performances.

Dr. Williams has conducted district, regional, and professional bands throughout the United States with recent appearances as Guest Artistic Director and Conductor of the Dallas Winds, and Guest Conductor of The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own.” Dr. Williams is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the 2015 College Band Directors National Association Mike Moss Diversity Fellowship, the 2018 Reynolds Conducting Institute Fellowship (inaugural), and named both a semi-finalist and finalist in 2018-2019 for The American Prize in Conducting — professional and college/university band division. In addition to teaching and conducting, he is a contributing author to the latest volume of Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, a teaching resource guide, and has presented at the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference on topics regarding the first years of teaching for aspiring and novice music educators. As an arranger, Dr. Williams has collaborated with Pulitzer Prize, Grawemeyer Award, Grammy Award, and Academy Award winning composer John Corigliano to transcribe, premiere, and publish his orchestral piece To Music for wind ensemble — available for distribution at G. Schirmer. Additionally, Dr. Williams is currently arranging and transcribing music for wind band with the goal of introducing musicians to composers who have been historically underrepresented due to their race or gender. Recent transcriptions include Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s O Ye That Love the Lord - Short Anthem for Wind Ensemble and Lift Up Your Heads - Short Festival Anthem for Wind Ensemble. Both works are available at Murphy Music Press. 

Dr. Williams’s professional affiliations include Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity, National Band Association, College Band Directors National Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Georgia Music Educators Association, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated. 

 Cecilia Clark is the Director of Bands at Woodland High School in Cartersville, Georgia. She attended Duquesne University and received a Bachelor of Science in Music Education. Ms. Clark's professional experience includes Director of Bands at Allatoona High School in Acworth, GA and Assistant Band Director at McEachern High School in Powder Springs, GA where she also served as Fine Arts Department Chair. 

Prior to joining the faculty at McEachern, Ms. Clark was the Director of Bands at Deer Lakes High School and Thomas Jefferson High School. She also taught beginning band in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Ms. Clark has served as a percussion consultant and technician for several schools including Norwin Senior High School in North Huntingdon, PA. She was also the Front Ensemble Instructor for the General Butler Vagabonds Drum Corps and the Pit Caption Head for Conquest Percussion and Project Percussion Independent Open and World Class WGI Finalists. 

Ms. Clark is an active adjudicator, guest conductor, and clinician. She has served on the Review Committee for the National Association of Secondary School Principals and as a member of NAfME Band Advisory Committee and Collegiate Council. She is now a member of the Music for All Educational Advisory Team and the Leadership Faculty for Music for All Summer Symposium. Ms. Clark is currently President of SLAM - The Servant Leadership Association for Music. 

Her professional affiliations include NAfME, GMEA, PAS, NBA, ASBDA, WBDI and Mu Phi Epsilon. 

Ms. Clark is married to Patrick Clark, Band Director at McCleskey Middle School.