Wind Symphony and University Band

North Dakota State University is proud to offer high quality concert ensembles

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The NDSU Wind Symphony is an auditioned ensemble open to all students across campus in the Fall and Spring semesters. The band usually performs two concerts per semester, as well as for various events such as NDMEA and a tour in the Fall semester. The Wind Symphony rehearses Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 12:15 - 1:45 pm and is conducted by Dr. Daniel Lee. For more information on the NDSU Wind Symphony, click the button below.

The NDSU University Band is a non-audition band also open to all students across campus. The band performs two concerts in both Fall and Spring semesters and practices Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 3:00-3:50 pm. The University Band is conducted by Dr. Sigurd Johnson. For more information on the NDSU University Band, click the button below!

Dr. Daniel Lee

Director of Bands

D.M.A., Texas Tech University
M.M., Colorado State University
B.M.E., Univeristy of Colorado

Dr. Daniel Lee joined the faculty at North Dakota State University to serve as the Director of the Wind Symphony in August 2024. Prior to joining the NDSU, Dr. Lee served as the Assistant Director of Bands at Kennesaw State University, conducting the KSU Wind Symphony and teaching music education courses. In addition to his duties at KSU, Dr. Lee also served as a conductor with the Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestras for the 2023-2024 season. During his doctoral program, Dr. Lee was a Graduate Part-Time Instructor at Texas Tech University, teaching and assisting with all aspects of the concert and athletic band programs as well as the undergraduate conducting courses. While at TTU, he was awarded the Student Academic Leadership Award for the College of Visual and Performing Arts, and was a recipient of the James D. and Mary Hazlewood Memorial Graduate Fellowship. Dr. Lee has over a decade of experience teaching band and orchestra at the middle and high school levels, and has conducted both opera and musical theatre (including two shows in collaboration with the TTU School of Theatre and Dance) throughout his career. Originally from the Denver area, Dr. Lee has taught in Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Texas, and Georgia.

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Dr. Sigurd Johnson

Director, University Band and String Chamber Ensemble

D.M.A., University of Memphis
M.M., Northwestern University
B.A., Concordia College

Since 2008, Dr. Sigurd Johnson has been an Associate Professor of Music and Director of Athletic Bands and Percussion Studies at North Dakota State University. In 2021, Dr. Johnson stepped away from Marching Band to pursue other opportunities within the Challey School of Music. Prior to his appointment at NDSU, he served as Director of Bands and Percussion at Valley City State University in Valley City, ND; Director of Bands and Instrumental Music at Rust College in Holly Springs, MS; and as a percussion arranger and instructor on the staff of the University of Memphis Marching Band.

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