Current Conductors
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Conductor / Musical Director
Dr. R. Tad Greig Dr. R. Tad Greig joined the NPSB in 2015. Dr. Greig is the retired Director of Instrumental Activities and Professor of Music in the School of Music at Westminster College, where he taught for 32 years. As the Dir. of Instrumental Activities, he was the founder and conductor of the Wind Ensemble, directed the Symphonic, “Titan” Marching Bands, and Jazz Ensemble. In Music Education, he supervised student teachers, taught Secondary Instrumental Methods, Instrumental Conducting, Advanced Conducting, Band Literature and Marching Band Techniques. He was also the faculty advisor to the Westminster’s Pennsylvania Collegiate Music Educators Association (PMEA) and the past Collegiate Rep for Curriculum and Instruction for District 5 PMEA. His responsibilities included maintaining and evaluating all music for the PMEA Assessment Performance List and being an advocate for Musical Performance Assessment in PA. |
His ensembles at Westminster have earned guest appearances at the PMEA State Conference and received specific mention by the National Association of Schools of Music in their last two accreditation visits. Additionally, they received 1st place in the “American Prize” 2017 national competition for Collegiate Ensembles, “Showcase Ensemble” for the 2021 Collegiate Band Directors National Association Eastern Regional Conference (CBDNA-ERC), and earned a guest performance at the 2024 CBDNA-ERC, hosted by Cornell University. He has been an active guest conductor, lecturer and clinician on various topics regarding music education throughout the Eastern United States, and a guest panelist for CBDNA conferences.
Dr. Greig has studied conducting with Dr. Leslie Hicken (Furman University) and Dr. Wayne Gorder (Kent State University) as well as participating in the renowned University of Colorado Conducting Symposium with Allan McMurray, Craig Kirchhoff, H. Robert Reynolds, and Frank Ticheli. As a trombonist, he currently performs with the Youngstown Fine Arts Brass (Quintet), Butler and Greenville Symphonies, as well as being a freelance musician throughout the Youngstown and Pittsburgh areas.
He received his master’s degree in Music Education from Youngstown State University and his Ph.D. in Music Education from Kent State University. Prior to Westminster, he was a public school music educator in Greene County, Warren County, Mercer (PA) and Struthers (OH) for 12 years, as well as Thiel and Grove City Colleges. He is the past president of the PA Collegiate Bandmasters Association and current member of the CBDNA, Phi Beta Mu (past President), Music Educators National Conference and PMEA.. He was a nominee for the national Arlin G. Meyer Prize Program for his “creative work at an academic institution that emerges from the practices of a Christian Vocation” and the Carnegie Foundation US Professor of the Year award for the Advancement of Teaching. He was accepted into the “Who’s Who in American Education,” and the “Who’s Who in Collegiate Faculty”, was awarded the “Citation of Excellence” in Music Education presented by PMEA, the Keystone Salute award by the PA Federation of Music Clubs, the “Outstanding Bandmaster Award” by Phi Beta Mu, and the “Albert Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award”, Upon his retirement from Westminster, he was awarded the Distinguished Faculty Award for “Continued Excellence in Teaching, Scholarship, and Leadership.”
Dr. Greig has studied conducting with Dr. Leslie Hicken (Furman University) and Dr. Wayne Gorder (Kent State University) as well as participating in the renowned University of Colorado Conducting Symposium with Allan McMurray, Craig Kirchhoff, H. Robert Reynolds, and Frank Ticheli. As a trombonist, he currently performs with the Youngstown Fine Arts Brass (Quintet), Butler and Greenville Symphonies, as well as being a freelance musician throughout the Youngstown and Pittsburgh areas.
He received his master’s degree in Music Education from Youngstown State University and his Ph.D. in Music Education from Kent State University. Prior to Westminster, he was a public school music educator in Greene County, Warren County, Mercer (PA) and Struthers (OH) for 12 years, as well as Thiel and Grove City Colleges. He is the past president of the PA Collegiate Bandmasters Association and current member of the CBDNA, Phi Beta Mu (past President), Music Educators National Conference and PMEA.. He was a nominee for the national Arlin G. Meyer Prize Program for his “creative work at an academic institution that emerges from the practices of a Christian Vocation” and the Carnegie Foundation US Professor of the Year award for the Advancement of Teaching. He was accepted into the “Who’s Who in American Education,” and the “Who’s Who in Collegiate Faculty”, was awarded the “Citation of Excellence” in Music Education presented by PMEA, the Keystone Salute award by the PA Federation of Music Clubs, the “Outstanding Bandmaster Award” by Phi Beta Mu, and the “Albert Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award”, Upon his retirement from Westminster, he was awarded the Distinguished Faculty Award for “Continued Excellence in Teaching, Scholarship, and Leadership.”
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Assistant Conductor
Sean Desguin Mr. Desguin joined the NPSB in 2003, and has served as Associate Conductor since 2006. He is a graduate of Duquesne University with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education, and earned his Master of Music Education from VanderCook College of Music. Since 2007, Mr. Desguin has been the Elementary Band Director in the Hampton Township School District, where he also directs the High School Percussion Ensemble and is Assistant Director with the Marching Band and Middle School Bands. Prior to his current position, he taught Middle and High School Band for five years in the Quaker Valley School District. Mr. Desguin is a native of upstate New York and has lived in Pittsburgh for over 20 years, currently residing in Aspinwall. |
Previous Conductors
Carl Iezzi - 2002-2015
Erich Laseck - 2001-2002
Edwin Arnold - 1997-2000
Kevin Johnson - 1995-1996
Warren Mercer - 1992-1995 Founder
