UCLA Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band, Winter Concert

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.

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.

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.

Flute/Piccolo

Na Yeon Cho

Sophie Kim

Katlyn Lang

Shannyn Sul

Oboe/English Horn

Brooke Barry

Mana Chan

Daniela Chavez

Gianna Colombo

Adam Frary

Bassoon

Matthew Rasmussen

Abigail Brendza

Adam Moss

Clarinet

Michelle Benitez

Richard Chiu

Oren Dror

Harrison Garff

Edwin He

Josh Kalinowski

Nicholas Kim

Mia Kuo

Aria McCauley

Alex Parlee

Jonathan Recomanta

Edward Tang

Yijin Wang

Ray Zhang

Adam Zilberman

Saxophone

Matthew Chavez

Amaya Fogg

Mathew Harget

Breanna Kim

Brendan Lockie

Horn

Audrey Chung

Daniel Garcia

Emma Lumsden

Esther Myers

Drew Slipka

Trumpet

Jackson Bacon

Kenneth Brown II

McCartney Hutchinson

Andrew Rodman

Andrew Smith

Alex Su

Trombone

Jason Bernhard

Ethan Holmes

Gregory Ochotorena

Claire Parker

Euphonium

Jillian Ran

Emma Surdilla

Tuba

Samuel Adam

Leigha Linder

Percussion

Cody Chang

Celeste Crabb

Jesus Flores

Erica Hou

Xavier Paul

Frank Peacock

Harp

Alaina Stark

Piano

Austin Ho

Flute/Piccolo

Cassian Barraza

Cris Ochoa

Johanna Bai

Candy Chen

Karen Elrayes

Tilda Jones

Elise Lammers

Crystal Lim

Esther Lin

Alfredo Moran

Cecilia Porras

Monica Quevedo

Lauren Sanchez

Cassidy Song

Shannyn Sul

Ning Wang

Sarah Ward

Nick Wilson

Crystal Yu

Oboe

Elise Faux

Matthew Link

Cris Ochoa

Vincent Palomo-Reyes

Natalie Wang

Clarinet

Lavina Chan

Skyler Coleman

Damien Ha

Nellie Kamenitsa-Hale

Bryan Luo

Chris Ochoa

Laurel Reidel

Ava Rosenberg

Michael Song

Gina Talcott

Josh Cielo

Saxophone

Michelle Benitez

Daniel Lee

Tony Luo

Robbie Murata

Ellis Song

Wyatt Wu

William Xu

Alec Machlis

Kobe Sanders

Isabelle Preston

Horn

Kat Escobar

Ariel Fernandez

Matthew Graves

Pamela Jansen

Adam Traut

Trumpet

David Bughman

Kat Escobar

Jack Kuhlman

Fabian Ramirez

Aviv Schifrin

Madison Starr

April Zavala

Trombone

Sam Black

Trevor Fermin

Dominic Olson

Cit Ortiz

Alex Pun

Sylvia Rutkowski

Aviv Schifrin

Euphonium

Ayrton Garcia-Jurado

Caroline Kawasawa

Jamiel Liu

Jackson Tabish

Tuba

Stanley Chow

Malakai Espinosa

Edson Smith

Alicia Ying

Percussion

Jadin Benioff

Mikaela Bryan

Roye Fang

Luke Gonzales

Kevin Hefner

Catherine Keyser

Austin Liu

Daniel Wellerstein