Nicholas Seifert Director

Nick Seifert, originally from Bridgewater NJ, is the marching band director and instrumental music teacher at William Tennent High School.  He has been with the district since 2023 and instructs the concert bands, string orchestra, jazz band, Marching Panther Band; and teaches classes in guitar and music theory.

Previously, Mr. Seifert was band director at Immaculata High School in Somerville NJ.  During three years there, the band program rose to great performing accomplishments including a 4th place finish in NJMBDA state championships, a class championship at the BOA Piscataway Regional, and an appearance at the Metropolitan Wind Band Invitational.  Mr. Seifert is a graduate from the University of Notre Dame with majors in saxophone performance and biological sciences. He directed multiple campus ensembles, and studied conducting under Mr. Dan Stowe.

Outside of school, Mr. Seifert is an active director, performer, and arranger. He performs with the Hawthorne Caballeros DCI all-age corps, directs the Somerset Hills Harmony chorus, and is a long-time handbell musician.  He is a member of NAfME, BCMEA, PMEA, the Barbershop Harmony Society, Handbell Musicians of America, Phi Beta Kappa, and has served on the board of the New Jersey Marching Band Director's Association.  He is currently working on his Masters of Music Education from Messiah University.

Mr. Seifert currently lives in Langhorne PA, and enjoys many activities that are warm and outside, from the band field, to High Rocks, the Jersey Shore, and everywhere in between.