At our November membership meeting Elena Alamilla and Lucian Williams were nominated to fill the vacancy for Director of the 2024-26 term of office. As a result of the mail-ballot election that was conducted on December 15, 2023, Lucian Williams was elected to fill the position, and will take office on the first business day of 2024.
Lucian is a full time musician, arranger, orchestra leader, vocalist, educator, and instrumentalist (guitar, piano, electric bass). He has worked as a sideman for several prominent society bands and holds a steady engagement as solo pianist at the Key Biscayne Yacht Club. He was the guitarist for the Miami Heat Band, directed the Gold Coast Jazz Society Orchestra, and worked as a musical arranger for Norwegian Cruise Lines. He reformed Lew Willie & the Snapdragons which has been a featured act for many private and civic events and is also a member of the rock trio, Actual 3.