Nick Hilscher is a first rate singer of the American Songbook. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, he began his professional career in his teens, playing piano and singing in the Atlanta area. His early musical influences were Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Hank Williams, The Oak Ridge Boys, Frank Sinatra, Nat “King” Cole, Tony Bennett, Glenn Miller, and Tommy Dorsey. A piano student of Atlanta’s Harris Wheeler, Nick was encouraged to pursue music professionally. Nick continued his studies in college under the tutelage of Donald Sanders at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. During this time he was awarded runner up in the 1997 Alabama Collegiate Artists Piano Competition. He graduated from Samford University in the spring of 2000 with a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance.

In 1998, Nick became the featured male vocalist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. He worked with the Glenn Miller Orchestra for one year, taking a year off from college, and then returned to school to finish his degree. After earning his degree in 2000, Nick returned to his singing post with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, performing an average of 300 shows a year in venues like the Hollywood Bowl and New York City’s Birdland. His touring has taken him to all fifty United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, and Japan.

During this period, Nick had the pleasure of working with trombone great and musical director for the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Larry O’Brien. Nick is featured on several albums as the Male Vocalist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra: On The Air (2002) and Steppin’ Out (2005).

In 2002, Nick recorded his first solo album entitled Nick Hilscher Sings with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, (produced by Charlie Bertini of Orlando, Florida, www.applejazz.com, and engineered by Freddie Breitberg of Chicago, Illinois). This recording features original big band arrangements written by Raleigh Dailey, Paul Ferguson, Mike Kamuf, Tony Migliore, Jeffrey Steinberg, and Dave Wolpe.

Nick worked as the male vocalist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra until February 2005. After this period, he performed solo acts as well as small tours as a featured artist with various bands. In 2005, Nick was the featured vocalist for a 100th birthday celebration of Tommy Dorsey with the Julliard Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Victor Goines. During the same year, he was the featured vocalist with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra on a cruise celebrating Tommy Dorsey’s 100th birthday.

Nick served as the featured vocalist with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra from 2005-2011. During this period, he worked closely with the legendary Buddy Morrow. Buddy, who directed the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra from 1977-2010, served as a great encouragement and mentor to Nick. Nick served as the director of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra from January 2011 through December 2011.  

Nick has been privileged to work with great musicians such as Louie Bellson, Michael Berkowitz and the Gene Krupa Orchestra, Buddy DeFranco, Terry Myers, Lynn Roberts, The Four Aces, The Mills Brothers, Rickey Woodard, and Julia Rich.

In April 2010, Nick released his second album, Young and Foolish.  The album features the music of Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Roger Miller, Nat “King” Cole, and Cole Porter.  All of the music on this recording is arranged and orchestrated for big band by Nick.

From January 2012 through August 2021, Nick served as Music Director of the World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra. During Nick’s tenure as the leader of the GMO, the orchestra recorded three albums: In the Mood (2013); Timeless (2014); The Glenn Miller Orchestra Live! (2014) www.glennmillerorchestra.com