Jason Lewis

Director of Bands

Jason Lewis is the Director of Bands at Plano Senior High School. He oversees all aspects of the band program at Plano, and is the principal conductor of the Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble and serves as Co-Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra. He received his Bachelor of Music in Horn Performance from The University of Texas and his Master of Music in Horn Performance from Southern Methodist University.

Prior to coming to Plano Senior High School, Mr. Lewis was the Director of Bands at Clark High School. He has also served as Associate Director of Bands at PSHS and Vines High School. Before joining the Central Cluster band staff, he was Assistant Band Director at Rosemont Middle School in Fort Worth. Under Mr. Lewis’s direction, his bands have received sweepstakes awards at UIL competitions and top honors at music festivals. Before becoming a band director, Mr. Lewis taught private horn for 10 years in the Richardson and Plano ISDs and also served as a member of the adjunct faculty at Midwestern State University and Texas Woman’s University.

As a professional musician, Mr. Lewis is a member of the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra. He has performed in the area with the Dallas Winds, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Plano Symphony Orchestra, and Irving Symphony Orchestra in addition to playing at churches and with other professional groups. His professional affiliations include Texas Music Educators’ Association and the DFW chapter of the American Federation of Musicians. He resides in Plano with his wife Megan and their daughters, Addison and Annabelle.

Natalie Wagner

Associate Director of Bands

Jazz Coordinator

Mrs. Wagner is a professional jazz saxophonist and music educator who is actively performing and teaching in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. She graduated in May with her master's degree in jazz studies from the University of North Texas and also holds bachelor's degrees in music education, secondary education, and jazz performance earned from Whitworth University in Washington State.

Mrs. Wagner has held numerous teaching positions over the years including teaching a jazz ensemble at Joel E. Ferris High school, piano and guitar labs at North Central High School, and she was a teaching fellow at UNT in the jazz saxophone department, and directed the Six O'clock Lab Band.

Mrs. Wagner leads her students by example as a regular performer in the DFW area. Her performance experience highlights include her time as the lead alto-saxophonist in the One O'clock Lab Band, completing a tour of Washington State with the Jared Hall Quintet, performing at the Jazz Education Network Conference in New Orleans in 2024 and Atlanta in 2025, and more.

As a passionate music educator, Mrs. Wagner is very excited to work at Plano Senior High School and looks forward to sharing her passion with her students. She is committed to helping her students exceed their goals and preparing them for successful careers in their chosen professions.

Jason Hord

Associate Director of Bands

Percussion Coordinator

A native of Dallas, Texas, Mr. Hord has an exciting and versatile career as both a percussionist timpanist and an organist. He holds the position of Principal limpani for the Dallas Winds, Las Colinas Symphony, and Springield Symphony in Missouri. He has also performed with the San Francisco Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Dallas Opera Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic, Fort Worth Symphony, and the New Mexico Philharmonic.

Mr. Hord has been selected for fellowships with the Music Academy of the West summer music festival in Santa Barbara, California, the National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge, Colorado, as Timpanist, and the Brevard Music Center in Brevard, North Carolina.

Mr. Hord recently had the opportunity to perform the U.S. premiere of Catherine Likhuta's Concerto for Timpani and Wind Symphony, "Storm Chasers" with the Dallas Winds at the Meyerson Symphony Center.

Mr. Hord has held various church organist accompanist positions including Northridge Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Dallas, and interim organist at Church of the Advent of Christ the King in San Francisco. He has also played as a guest organist in Perkins Chapel at SMU, Christ United Methodist Church in Plano, St. John's Episcopal Church in Dallas, and many others around the DFW metroplex.

He holds a bachelors degree from Southern Methodist University and masters degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, both in Percussion Performance. He studied percussion and timpani with George Nickson, Brian Jones, and Doug Howard and studied organ with Scott Dettra at SMU. He then studied with Jacob Nissly and Ed Stephan at the San Francisco Conservatory.

As a passionate educator, Mr. Hord is active in furthering percussion music & pedagogy. In addition to teaching private lessons & percussion ensembles in Plano ISD, he has also presented masterclasses discussing the relationships between being a timpanist and an organist and how beneficial keyboard skills can be for a drummer.

Gerardo Chavero

Colorguard Director

Central Cluster Colorguard Coordinator

Mr. Chavero joined the Plano Sr. HS Staff in 2017 as Colorguard Director. Mr. Chavero has served in the same capacity at Clark HS since 2011. During his time at Clark, the colorguard program received the “Outstanding Colorguard” award for 10 consecutive years at the Plano East Marching Invitational Contest.

Mr. Chavero has had the opportunity to perform and compete in the Drum Corps International World Class division with both The Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps and The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps. Within his first year of marching DCI, Mr. Chavero had the chance to perform in the top 12 finals performance with the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps in 2009. He later performed once again in the DCI Finals performance with The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps, DCI’s 7-time World Champions, in 2011 and 2012 earning himself a bronze medal. Mr. Chavero has also had the opportunity to compete in Winterguard International with both Mansfield High School in 2009 and Ars Nova World from 2010-2013.

Aside from colorguard, Mr. Chavero stays active within the dance community. He is currently a member of The Next Generation Dance Company located in Mesquite, TX where he has had the opportunity to work with many talented dancers in the industry such as Courtney Galiano and Mark Kanemura as well as perform in music videos and his first commercial with Nike.