Brian Crosby
Brian Crosby recently finished his 12th year of teaching Band at North Davis Junior High School. He is excited to be new the Director of Bands at Willowcreek Middle School.
Mr. Crosby received his Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees from the University of Utah. He was a top 10 winner of the Apple for the Teacher award presented by the Standard Examiner in 2016. He also received the Best of Davis award in 2018.
Mr. Crosby finds time to perform on his Clarinet regularly with the Utah Wind Symphony. He also enjoys writing music for band. He has had two pieces performed by the Utah Wind Symphony and recently premiered a new composition with the University of Utah Wind Ensemble in the Spring of 2019.
Mr. Crosby is married to Jasmine Crosby and has four children. In his spare time, he loves to be outdoors with his family, camp, mountain bike, eat his wife's food and watch "Fixer-upper" with his wife.
Brian Crosby recently finished his 12th year of teaching Band at North Davis Junior High School. He is excited to be new the Director of Bands at Willowcreek Middle School.
Mr. Crosby received his Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees from the University of Utah. He was a top 10 winner of the Apple for the Teacher award presented by the Standard Examiner in 2016. He also received the Best of Davis award in 2018.
Mr. Crosby finds time to perform on his Clarinet regularly with the Utah Wind Symphony. He also enjoys writing music for band. He has had two pieces performed by the Utah Wind Symphony and recently premiered a new composition with the University of Utah Wind Ensemble in the Spring of 2019.
Mr. Crosby is married to Jasmine Crosby and has four children. In his spare time, he loves to be outdoors with his family, camp, mountain bike, eat his wife's food and watch "Fixer-upper" with his wife.
Lea Nelson
Lea Nelson recently finished her 2nd year as an assistant director at Willowcreek Middle School. She was previously the Band Director at Timberline Middle School and Mountain Ridge Jr. High in Alpine School District before taking a 10 year "break" to be at stay-at-home mom to her four boys. She is thrilled to be back in the classroom at Willowcreek.
Mrs. Nelson graduated from Brigham Young University in Music Education. She grew up in a musical home and always dreamed of being a band director just like her dad. While at BYU, she traveled with the Wind Symphony to destinations such as Taiwan, Phillipines, China, Finland, Baltic States, and Russia as well as State-side destinations. She continues to teach clarinet lessons privately and especially loves working with young students.
In her free time (who are we kidding, there is no free time), Mrs. Nelson is busy with her four boys or you can find her on a bike (mtn or road), reading a book, baking something indulgent, traveling or spending time with her family.
Lea Nelson recently finished her 2nd year as an assistant director at Willowcreek Middle School. She was previously the Band Director at Timberline Middle School and Mountain Ridge Jr. High in Alpine School District before taking a 10 year "break" to be at stay-at-home mom to her four boys. She is thrilled to be back in the classroom at Willowcreek.
Mrs. Nelson graduated from Brigham Young University in Music Education. She grew up in a musical home and always dreamed of being a band director just like her dad. While at BYU, she traveled with the Wind Symphony to destinations such as Taiwan, Phillipines, China, Finland, Baltic States, and Russia as well as State-side destinations. She continues to teach clarinet lessons privately and especially loves working with young students.
In her free time (who are we kidding, there is no free time), Mrs. Nelson is busy with her four boys or you can find her on a bike (mtn or road), reading a book, baking something indulgent, traveling or spending time with her family.
Chris Wilson
Chris was born in Salt Lake City, and has lived in California, Illinois, and four cities in Utah. He began studying piano at the age of six and saxophone at the age of nine. At this point, he has performed on over fifteen different instruments and taught private lessons on six (piano, guitar, saxophone, flute, clarinet, and trumpet).
Chris graduated from Timpview High School in 2002 and proceeded to attend BYU to study music education and saxophone. While there, he played in the Synthesis Jazz Band, the Wind Symphony, the Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band, the Salsa Combo, the Cougar Marching Band, and the BYU Young Ambassadors Show Band. After graduating in 2009, he taught band at Maple Mountain High School for eight years, earned his master's degree in Music Education from the University of Utah, and performed and recorded all over Utah. He is currently finishing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Saxophone Performance from the University of Utah while assisting with the Lehi High School Marching Band and teaching jazz band at Willowcreek.
Chris is married to Natalie, who teaches dance at American Fork Junior High School. They have two daughters, Kendra and Ellie.
Chris was born in Salt Lake City, and has lived in California, Illinois, and four cities in Utah. He began studying piano at the age of six and saxophone at the age of nine. At this point, he has performed on over fifteen different instruments and taught private lessons on six (piano, guitar, saxophone, flute, clarinet, and trumpet).
Chris graduated from Timpview High School in 2002 and proceeded to attend BYU to study music education and saxophone. While there, he played in the Synthesis Jazz Band, the Wind Symphony, the Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band, the Salsa Combo, the Cougar Marching Band, and the BYU Young Ambassadors Show Band. After graduating in 2009, he taught band at Maple Mountain High School for eight years, earned his master's degree in Music Education from the University of Utah, and performed and recorded all over Utah. He is currently finishing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Saxophone Performance from the University of Utah while assisting with the Lehi High School Marching Band and teaching jazz band at Willowcreek.
Chris is married to Natalie, who teaches dance at American Fork Junior High School. They have two daughters, Kendra and Ellie.