UCLA Wind Ensemble

Flute/Piccolo

Grace Brandes

Jake Jacobsen

Katlyn Lang

Carina Li

Shannyn Sul

Oboe/English Horn

Cayden Bloomer

Emma Crawford

Kate Fallon

Adam Frary

Bassoon

Abby Brendza

Davis Lerner

Toby Menon

Adam Moss

Clarinet

Michelle Benitez

Tyler Bresnick

Shiun Choi

Oren Dror

Jacob Freiman

Adam Gilberti

Josh Kalinowski

Jay Kim

Nicholas Kim

Alicia Mara

Yijin Wang

Jonathan Recomanta

Devin Walsh

Saxophone

Matthew Chavez

Catrina Currier

Breanna Kim

Daniel Reyes-Velarde

Owen Richards

Ella Scoville

Aidan Tatlonghari

Horn

Bryan Chiu

Nury Lee

Vasili Magaziotis

Rory O’Regan

Drew Slipka

Trumpet

Cyrus Alva

Jesse Chi

Saúl Gutierrez

Morgan Michalik

Andrew Rodman

Nick Washburn

Trombone

Madison Berchtold

Jason Bernhard

Carlos Castaneda

Calvin Chen

Gregory Ochotorena

Euphonium

Jillian Ran

Diego Vogel

Tuba

Samuel Adam

Leigha Linder

Bradley Stires

Peter Wang

Percussion

Alejandro Barajas

Maddie Bottenberg

Kevin Needham

Kobe Sanders

Audrey Sherrill

Keigo Tamaki

Piano

Grace Chen

String Bass

Leon Simmans

Harp

Alaina Stark

Gary W. Hill, professor of music and director of bands emeritus at Arizona State University,
where he taught from 1999–2019, is one of the most sought-after guest conductors and
clinicians in the instrumental music education field. As a conductor, appearances in more than a
dozen countries and throughout the United States have included performances with myriad high
school honor ensembles, numerous college and university wind bands and orchestras, many
professional ensembles, at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, and World
Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles’ conferences. As a clinician, Hill has
presented hundreds of workshops on conducting and rehearsal technique for music teachers of
all levels and worked with thousands of bands and orchestras and their teachers. Hill is
currently a Conn-Selmer Educational Clinician.

Prior to Hill’s appointment at ASU, he was director of bands at the University of Missouri-Kansas
City Conservatory of Music (1986–99) and Texas A&M University-Commerce (1982–86) and
associate director of bands at the University of Colorado, Boulder (1980–82). Hill began his
teaching career in Michigan, where he was director of bands for the Traverse City (1977–80)
and West Bloomfield (1974–77) public schools.

Michael T. James (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 summa cum laude 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.