Brendon Lucas' profile

Brendon Lucas is the director of bands at Nyack High School. Mr. Lucas teaches the concert band, wind ensemble, jazz ensemble, and studio music class, while also directing the Nyack Red Storm Marching Band, and serving as the pit director for the drama program. In addition to his teaching duties, Mr. Lucas also frequently does freelance work as a woodwind doubler, performing for schools and musical theater venues across the region. He can be heard on and under numerous stages throughout the year, having performed with more than 75 musical productions in the last two decades. He has also performed with numerous band and orchestral ensembles in both New York and New Jersey, and can be heard on several albums with the Mark Custom record label. Most recently in 2022, Mr. Lucas was selected as a quarterfinalist for the 2023 Grammy Music Educator of the year award.