Flute/Piccolo
Jake Jacobsen
Kayla Pei*
Petunia Rizo
John Robert Santiago^
Shannyn Sul*

* = Piccolo
^ = Alto Flute

Oboe
Daniela Chavez
Emma Crawford
Lora Hernandez
Tina Shigeyama

* = English Horn

Bassoon
Kevin Shihoon Bae
Abby Brendza
Aaron Colon
Dani Santana*

* = Contra

Clarinet
Tyler Bresnick^
Shiun Choi^
Oren Dror*
Harrison Garff
Adam Gilberti+
Josh Kalinowski
Max Kaminsky
Esther Kim
Mia Kuo
Aria McCauley
Alicia Mara
Kai Nakkim

* = E-flat
^ = Bass
+ = Contra

Saxophone
Matthew Chavez
Catruna Currier
Breanna Kim
Daniel Reyes-Velarde
Owen Richards
Ella Scoville
Aidan Tatlonghari

Horn
Bryan Chiu
Hannah Lee
Rory O’Regan
Aziel Ressler
Michelle Yang

Trumpet
Olivia Achcet
Jackson Bacon
Saúl Gutierrez
Morgan Michalik
Remy Ohara

Trombone
Carlos Castaneda
Calvin Chen
Ethan Holmes
Spencer Mar
Rueben Molina

Euphonium
Jillian Ran
Diego Vogel

Tuba
Daler Babaev
Peter Wang

Percussion
Demitrius Alleyne
Henry Fairbanks
Erica Hou
Matthew LeFebvre
Shawronna Sengupta
Viraj Sonawalla

Harp
Alaina Stark

Piano
Terry Hsu

String Bass
Luca Lesko

Travis J. Cross (he/him) serves as professor of music at UCLA, where he conducts the Wind Ensemble and leads the graduate wind conducting program. He chaired the music department from 2018–2023 and 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 M. 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. From 2019-2022, Nicholas worked with the Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps on the administrative team.