Staff Directory
Nick Nafpliotis
- Title:
- Director of Athletic Bands
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Nick Nafpliotis joined the College of Charleston as the Director of Athletic Bands in August 2023. Under his direction, Chucktown Sound has helped make TD Arena one of college basketball's most exciting atmospheres.
Nafpliotis is originally from Atlanta, Georgia and graduated from the University of Kentucky with a bachelor's degree in Music Education. He has lived and taught in the Charleston area for 20 years. After 18 years directing the award-winning Laing Middle School Band program, Nafpliotis took a job as the Lead Teacher for the Charleston County School District’s Visual and Performing Arts Department.
Nafpliotis has also been on the Visual and Music staff for some of the southeast's top marching programs, including the Wando High School Band in Mount Pleasant, the Lafayette High School Band in Kentucky, and the Walton High School Band in Georgia. After moving to South Carolina in 2004, he began a low brass lesson studio that consistently placed students in top chairs at both the All-Region and All-State levels.
He currently resides in Mount Pleasant with his wife Kate and son Nate.
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