Quincy C. Hilliard

Quincy C. Hilliard’s compositions for wind band are published by a variety of well-known publishers. Most recently, he received the 2023 Eminent Faculty, Distinguished Professor Award from his university, the University of Louisiana. In 2021, he was commissioned by Trinity College Press (London) to compose eight pieces for their new Woodwind Examination Syllabus. Currently, he has completed a book with two other distinguished music educators entitled Teaching Instrumental Music Across Settings: Contemporary Perspectives and Pedagogies, which was released by Oxford University Press. In addition, he has just completed a rhythm book for training middle and high school students entitled Counts of Silence, published by Wingert-Jones Music Publishers. Hilliard currently holds the position of Composer-in-Residence and is the Heymann Endowed Professor of Music at the University of Louisiana Lafayette.