Alumni

Sophia Rivera

MM Music Performance

Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba 

High School: Elmwood High School 

Previous Schools and Degrees: Brandon University- B'Mus 2021

Awards and Honors: Gold Medal in Bachelor of Music at Brandon University (class of 2021)

Goals: I want to learn to overcome my mind and play beautiful music. 

Hobbies & Interests: social activism, watchings dramas or reality tv, and Dungeons & Dragons

Mason Willy

BM Music Education

Hometown:  Pflugerville, Texas

High School:  Hendrickson High School

Awards and Honors:

     - John Philip Sousa Band Award

     - TMEA All State ‘19 & ‘20

     - UiL Outstanding Soloist ‘19

Goals: Become the best instrumentalist I can, and develop soundtracks for and program video games

Hobbies and Interests: Playing video games, chess, and movies

Andrew Ragland

BSc, Computer Science, Euphonium Secondary

Hometown: Round Rock, Texas

High School: Round Rock High School

Awards: Region Band, 3rd place in High School Concerto Competition

Goals: To develop my practice and discipline skills while improving my sound in as many ways as possible.

Hobbies: Cooking, Computer Gaming, Programming, Movies

Christopher Martinez

BM Music Education

Hometown: Mission, Texas

High School: Juarez-Lincoln High School

Awards and Honors: 

    - Gold medal, UIL State Solo & Ensemble competition, 2018

    - 3x State Solo & Ensemble competitor

    - 1x Area qualifier, 2019

    - 4x High School Wind Ensemble member

    - 1x Honor Band member, 2019

Goals: To be the best music influencer and educator I can be.

Thomas Gusewell

MM, Euphonium Performance

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BM, 

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Alberto Sexton

BM, Music Education

Birthday: July 27, 2001

Hometown: Dallas, TX

High School: Booker T. Washington HSPVA

Goals: To become a committed educator and never stop improving as a musician

Hobbies and Interests: Computers and saltwater fish

Favorite quotes: “Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny.” - Frank Zappa

Favorite color: Purple

Favorite non-euphonium-related artist/band/etc.: Snarky Puppy

Meng Cheng-wei

Birthday: February 7, 1992

Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan

High School: KuangJen Catholic High School

Previous Degree: Bachelor of Music, National Taiwan University of Arts 2014

Goals: To be a successful euphonium player

Hobbies and interests: Surfing

Favourite quote: "When you're finished changing, you're finished." - Benjamin Franklin

Favourite color: Blue

Hayden Drew

Birthday: July 12th, 2000

Hometown: League City, Texas

High School: Clear Creek High School

Awards and Honors: High School Region Band

Goals: To live up to the reputation that UNT's Euphonium studio retains, to make great music, and to make the people I love proud.

Hobbies and Interests: Piano, Composition and arranging, Culinary Arts, and film.

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