Alumni

Tanner Ellis

Birthday: January 19, 2000

Hometown: Conroe, Texas

High school: Sherman High School

Awards/Honors: State Solo and Ensemble Competitor 2017, 2018

Goals: To become a better euphonium player, and earn a career as a high school band director or a music specialist with the Salvation Army.

Hobbies/interests: Watching movies mostly action or comedy.

Favorite color: Green

Stephanie Plautz

Birthday: March 2nd, 2000

Hometown: Oconomowoc, Wisconsin 

High school: Oconomowoc high school 

Previous schools/degrees: N/A

Awards/Honors:

2017 WSMA state honors band. 
2016 WSMA composition contest - 3rd place
Wsma State Solo and Ensemble soloist since 2014
MYSO John Downey fellow 2016-2018

Goals: To be the best version of myself that I can be. 

Adam Wilkerson

Birthday: August 11th, 1994

Hometown: Choctaw, OK

High School: Choctaw Highschool

Previous Schools and degrees: Music Education degree from the University of Central Oklahoma

Goals: To become the euphonium instructor at the US Army School of Music.

Hobbies and Interests: Euphonium, powerlifting, and theology

Favourite color: Blue

Favourite non-euphonium-related artist/band/etc.: Audioslave

Michael Solis

Birthday: December 8th, 1995

Hometown:  Corpus Christi, TX

High School:  Mary Carroll High School

Previous Schools and Degrees

     - Del Mar College - Associates of Music Education

Awards and Honors:

      - 3 years TCCBDA All-State Band Member, 3rd year principal

      - Honors Recital Winner at Del Mar College

      - Clara F. Nelson Music Scholarship recipient

Goals: 

Jack Walker

Birthday: June 27th, 1999

Hometown:  Austin, TX

High School:  Vandergrift High School

Awards and Honors:

      - 3 year member of Carolina Crown

      - 2017 TMEA All-State Symphonic Band Member 

Goals: 

      - To be the best educator I can be

Hobbies and Interests: 

     - Video Games

     - Alternative Music

Favorite quotes: 

     "The Only thing you control is how hard you work."

George Theodoroulis

Birthday: May 29, 1999
Hometown: Katy, TX
High School: Katy High School
∙ Previous Schools and degrees: High School Diploma
∙ Awards and Honors:
First Division Soloist at TSSEC
2 First Division Ensembles at TSSEC
1st chair Euphonium in Region 23 All-Region Band
3rd chair Trombone in the Area H All-Area Jazz Band
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
Certificate of Merit in Leadership
∙ Goals: Move to the West Coast and revolutionize the film
scoring industry.
∙ Hobbies and Interests: Composing, Songwriting, Drum and

Tyler Wise

Birthday: April 20th, 1999

Hometown:  Ringgold, GA

High School: Ringgold High School

Awards and Honors:

      - Georgia All State Band, 5 years

      - John Philip Sousa Award

      - Semper Fidelis Award

      - 2017 U.S. Army All American Marching Band

      - 2017 Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps

      - Eagle Scout

      - 2nd degree Black Belt, Tai Kwon Do

Goals: 

Jordan Drake

Birthday: March 16, 1999

Hometown:  Euless, TX

High School:  Colleyville Heritage High School

Awards and Honors:

      - 2nd place at SCRTEC euphonium quartet, semi-finalists for falcone student division.
      - 3rd chair TMEA All State Band - 2016

      - John Philip Sousa Award - 2017

      - Silver and Bronze medal USA Jump Rope National Championship - 2015

Goals: 

     - To be the best educator and musician I can be

Greg Stevens

Birthday: June 3rd, 1999

Hometown:  Sebastian, FL

High School:  Sebastian River High School

Awards and Honors:

- 1st Place, Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Student Competition, 2018

- 1st Place, South Central Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference Student Euphonium Competition, 2018

- 2nd Place, South Central Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference Quartet Competition, 2018

- Finalist, South East Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference Mock Band Audition, 2018

Melissa Ewing

DMA, Euphonium Performance

Birthday: February 10

Hometown:  South Lake Tahoe, CA

High School:  South Tahoe High School

Previous Schools and Degrees

     - University of the Pacific, BM euphonium performance and music management

     - University of New Mexico - MM euphonium performance

Awards and Honors:

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