




Dr. Robert Sears
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Trumpet
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Dr. Robert Sears is Assistant Professor of Trumpet at West Virginia University.
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BM Music Ed (BYU-Idaho)
MM Performance and Literature (University of Illinois)
DMA Jazz Performance with Classical Performance Cognate (University of Illinois)
Dr. Derek Ganong
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Trumpet
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Dr. Derek Ganong is Assistant Professor of Trumpet, Director of Jazz, and Technology coordinator at Boise State University.
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BA Ethnomusicology/Computer Science (UCLA)
MM Studio Music (NYU)
DMA Jazz and Classical Performance (University of Miami)
Dr. Dakota Corbliss
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Horn
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Dr. Dakota Corbliss is Assistant Professor of Horn at Appalachian State University.
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BA Music Ed and Music Performance (Virginia Tech)
MM Horn Performance (University of Miami)
DMA Horn Performance (University of South Carolina)



Dr. Austin Seybert
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Low Brass
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Dr. Austin Seybert is the Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Low Brass at the University of Texas at Tyler.
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BA Music Ed and BFA in Jazz Studies (Marshall University)
MM Jazz Performance (University of Illinois)
DMA Performance and Pedagogy (University of Iowa)
Dr. Michael Wilkinson
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Low Brass
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Dr. Michael Wilkinson is the Assistant Professor of Trombone at the University of South Carolina.
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BM Music Ed (University of Arizona)
MM Trombone Performance (Arizona State University)
DMA Trombone Performance (Arizona State University)
Connor Frederick
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Trombone
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Connor Frederick is a trombonist, composer, arranger, and educator currently based in Miami, FL. He is currently completing his DMA at the University of Miami.
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BM Jazz Performance (University of Illinois)
MM Orchestral Trombone Performance (Penn State University)
DMA Trombone Performance (University of Miami)

Dr. Brett Copeland
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Tuba
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Dr. Brett Copeland is a tuba player, educator, and composer living in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area.
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BA Music Technology (University of Northern Iowa)
MM Tuba Performance and Literature (University of South Florida)
DMA Tuba Performance and Literature (Eastman School of Music)

Dr. Andrew Wheelock
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Percussion
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Dr. Andrew Wheelock is the Percussion Area Coordinator at the University of Wyoming.
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BM Music Ed (Central Michigan University)
MM Jazz Studies (University of Illinois)
DMA Jazz Studies (University of Illinois)

Buddy Deshler
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Trumpet
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Buddy Deshler is the Professor of Trumpet at Furman University.
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BM Trumpet (University of Miami)
AD (University of Miami)
MM Trumpet (Peabody Institute)
ABD (Arizona State University)