MEET THE TEAM
MATT FEHL
Head Band Director
Matt Fehl just completed his 26th year as a band director. Prior to teaching at Kingwood High School, Mr. Fehl taught at Klein High School, Klein Cain High School, Doerre Intermediate School, Oak Ridge High School, and Bammel Middle School. Mr. Fehl holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Sam Houston State University, where he studied conducting with Dr. Matthew McInturf and trumpet with Mr. Randal Adams.
During Mr. Fehl’s tenure at Doerre, his bands were named National Wind Band Honors National Finalists three times, earned multiple Best-in-Class awards at festivals, received consecutive Sweepstakes ratings at UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Evaluations, and performed at the 68th Annual Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic and the Music for All National Concert Band Festival.
In his two years at Klein High, the bands earned Best-in-Caption awards, advanced to finals in the Area F 6A Marching Band Contest, and earned 1st place in Class IV prelims along with 2nd place overall at the USBands Southern Championships. This past year, all Klein concert bands also earned Sweepstakes at the UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Evaluation for the first time since 2019.
Mr. Fehl is also an active professional trumpet player, adjudicator, and clinician throughout the state and holds memberships in the Texas Music Educators Association, the Texas Bandmasters Association, the Texas Music Adjudicators Association, and Phi Beta Mu (Alpha Chapter) International Bandmaster Fraternity.
Mr. Fehl, his wife Julie, and their two children, Riley (an 11th grade trombone player) and Raegan (an 8th grade flute player), are looking forward to residing in Kingwood, TX, this summer. When Mr. Fehl isn’t conducting or teaching, you can probably find him camping with his family... preferably in the mountains.
JUAN GUARDIOLA
Associate Band Director
Juan Guardiola currently holds his Bachelors in Music Education from Sam Houston State University. While at SHSU, he was the principal bassoonist in the Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra. He also served as a Drum Major for the Sam Houston Bearkat Marching Band for two years. Mr. Guardiola has taught bassoon lessons and masterclasses in the Willis, Crockett, Montgomery, Tomball, Conroe, and Spring areas. He has performed at TMEA on various occasions— both with his alma mater and as a Texas All-Stater. He is also the recipient of the TMEA Music Educator Award. Currently, he enjoys playing in the Conroe Symphony and the Spring ISD Alumni Band. When he is not teaching band, Mr. Guardiola enjoys weight training, playing the piano, and spending time with friends, family, and his husky Luna.
ANDREW WILSON
Associate Band Director
Andrew Wilson is a proud alumnus of Kingwood High School and is excited to return to his alma mater as an associate band director. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Sam Houston State University, where he performed as a clarinetist in the Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra, and sang baritone in the SHSU Men’s Choir.
Prior to joining the KHS band staff, Mr. Wilson taught 5th and 6th grade band for two years at Deretchin in Conroe ISD, where his students earned placement in the CISD Honor Band and received Division I ratings at contests.
Mr. Wilson is passionate about music education and looks forward to investing in the next generation of KM4B musicians. Outside of teaching, he enjoys worship, Tennessee Titans football, hiking, and spending time with his wife, Morgan, and their four cats.
HUGH POLAND
Jazz Band Director
Hugh Poland has served as the Jazz Band Director at KHS since 2011, and has served as a piano accompanist for HISD since 2001. He is an alumni of the Deer Park High School Band, Class of ’81. After graduating from Houston Baptist University with a BA in Music (piano) in 1986, he earned his Masters of Divinity from Southwestern Seminary in 1991. He has served as a worship leader and minister in churches since 1987. Currently he serves as the Pastor of Discipleship at Woodridge Baptist Church of Kingwood. He has arranged music for church choirs, community orchestras, and a local high school band. He was the band director at Yorktown Christian Academy in Corpus Christi for three years. He has also served with the Kingwood Pops Orchestra at various times as pianist, vocalist, conductor, and emcee. Hugh is married to Jill, and their blended family of four + two grandsons keeps them on their toes. He has had three books published by Judson Press, and enjoys birding during peak migration seasons.