Tributes: UCLA Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, Spring Concert

Flute/Piccolo

Sophie Kim

Matthew Origel

John Robert Santiago

Shannyn Sul

Oboe/English Horn

Cayden Bloomer

Adam Frary

Tina Shigeyama

Bassoon

Corey Castillo

Zane Marquez

Daniella Santana

Clarinet

Michelle Benitez

Luke Candias

Shiun Choi

Oren Dror

Jacob Freiman

Harrison Garff

Adam Gilberti

Josh Kalinowski

Mia Kuo

Aria McCauley

Kai Nakkim

Edward Tang

Adam Zilberman

Saxophone

Matthew Chavez

Amaya Fogg

Mathew Harget

Breanna Kim

Brendan Lockie

Horn

Abigail Higgins

Emma Lumsden

Vasilis Magaziotis

Rory O’Regan

Daniel Wang

Trumpet

Christian Cruz

Saúl Gutierrez

Edwin He

Morgan Michalik

Andrew Rodman

Nick Washburn

Trombone

Carlos Castaneda

Gregory Ochotorena

Reuben Molina

Arnav Saxena

Euphonium

Jillian Ran

Emma Surdilla

Tuba

Samuel Adam

Leigha Linder

Bradley Stires

Percussion

Cody Chang

Jesus Flores

Robby Good

Maddie Bottenberg

Cash Langi

Connor Ridley

Viraj Sonawala

Bass

Luca Lesko

Piano

Austin Ho

Flute/Piccolo

Cassian Barraza

Candy Chen

Karen Elrayes

Emma Gloyer

Leah Kunkee

Elise Lammers

Kristal Light

Crystal Lim

Esther Lin

Alfredo Moran

Brittney Nguyen

Cris Ochoa

Keira Okada

Cecilia Porras

Melissa Rupert

Elizabeth Tan

Jacqueline Wheeler

Nick Wilson

Crystal Yu

Oboe

Elise Faux

Matthew Link

Clarinet

Aheley Chen

Josh Cielo

Skyler Coleman

Aya Furuta

Adam Gilberti

Damien Ha

Selina Juang

Bryan Luo

Laurel Reidel

Ava Rosenberg

Darren Zhang

Bassoon

Adam Gilberti

Sophia Ji

Saxophone

Michelle Benitez

Fabiola Campuzano

Anusha Chaudhary

Rafael Espinosa

Connor Lantz

Alannah Linden

Daniel Lee

Isabelle Preston

Horn

Matthew Graves

George Mooradian

Adam Traut

Trumpet

Christian Aguilar

David Bughman

Kat Escobar

William Frankenfeld

Eric Lin

Jovan Romo

Trombone

Trevor Fermin

Jonathan Haimowitz

Sarah Zhang Huang

Victoria Sanchez

Euphonium

Daniel Armstrong

Ayrton Garcia-Jurado

Caroline Kawasawa

Caitlyn Lo

Edson Smith

Jackson Tabish

Tuba

Stanley Chow

Malakai Espinosa

Valerie Jun

Natalie Loftus

Gabriel Martinez Sandoval

Alicia Ying

String Bass

Kat Escobar

Percussion

Mikaela Bryan

Luke Gonzales

Kevin Hefner

Catherine Keyser

Lucas Laszlo

Brian Lee

Austin Liu

Daniel Wellerstein

Roland Yang

Travis J. Cross (he/him) serves as professor of music and director of bands at UCLA, where he conducts the Wind Ensemble, leads the graduate wind conducting program, and chairs the music department. He was also associate dean for academic mentoring and opportunity during the initial years of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. He previously taught at Virginia Tech and Edina (Minn.) High School. Cross earned doctor and master of music degrees in conducting from Northwestern University and the bachelor of music degree cum laude in vocal and instrumental music education from St. Olaf College. His principal teachers were Mallory Thompson and Timothy Mahr. Cross has appeared as a guest conductor, composer, and clinician in nearly 40 states; Canada, China, Korea, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates; as featured band clinician at the Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention; and on several occasions at the Music for All National Festival and Midwest Clinic. Cross is a member of the Council of Korean Americans and a Yamaha Master Educator.

(he/him) is currently pursuing a doctor of musical arts degree in wind conducting at UCLA, where he serves as a teaching assistant for the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Marching Band. He brings with him an extensive background in public school teaching in Washington state. He has led students in performances at the Washington Music Educators Conference, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and has been recognized by the 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle) and Jazz at Lincoln Center. James earned a bachelor of music education

from Pacific Lutheran University and a master of arts in conducting from Truman State University. His primary conducting teachers include Travis J. Cross, Dan Peterson, and Raydell Bradley.

Nicholas Junker (he/him) is currently pursuing a master’s degree in wind conducting with Travis J. Cross at UCLA. Nicholas received his bachelor of music education from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, where he studied conducting with John Stewart and percussion with Jeffery Crowell. During this time, Nicholas served as the director for the University Athletic Band as well as the drum captain and percussion arranger for the Blugold Marching Band. His notable performances include appearances at CBDNA, ITEC, and PASIC. Nicholas spent five years as the band director at Ellsworth High School in Wisconsin, where he established a marching program and student leadership program. This leadership program was the basis of his presentation at the 2019 Wisconsin state music convention. Since 2019, Nicholas has worked with the Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps on the administrative team.