Alumni

Daniel Jeffries

BM, Music Education

Birthday: December 25, 1997

Hometown: Stokesdale, North Carolina

High School: Dalton L. McMichael High School

Awards and Honors:

     -Principal euphonium, North Carolina All-State Honor Band

 

Goals: Become the best musician and teacher I can be.

 

Hobbies and Interests: Teaching band, running, and cycling

Professional Organizations: 

Diana Deming

BM, Music Performance

Birthday: October 1st

Hometown: Port Orange, Florida

High School: Spruce Creek High School

Awards and Honors:  Semper Fidelis Award For Musical Excellence

Goals: To join the President's Own Band, or any of the other armed forces bands.

Hobbies and Interests: Baking 

Favorite quote: "Do or do not, there is no try."

Favorite color: Blue

Carlos Deleon

MM, Euphonium Performance

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

High School: Highlands High School

Awards and Honors

     -United States Air Force Veteran     

     -Finalist, Midwest Regional ITEC Mock Band Audition, 2015

     -Finalist, Midwest Regional ITEC Euphonium Artist Competition, 2015

 

     -1st place, International Euphonium Institute SymbiosisDuo Duet Competition, 2011 

 

     -Member, TMEA 5A All-State Band, 2000

Bijan Daneshvar

MM, Music Performance

Hometown:  Wappingers Falls, NY

High School:  Roy C. Ketcham High School

Awards and Honors:

     -First Alternate, Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Student Competition, 2009

     -MENC All-Eastern Honors Band, 2009

     -New York All-State Wind Ensemble, 2008

     -New York All-State Symphonic Band, 2007

     -Winner, Manhattan School of Music Pre-college Brass/Woodwind Concerto Competition, 2007

Sunny Chou

DMA, Euphonium Performance

Hometown:  Changhua, Taiwan

Previous Degrees and Universities:

     -Master of Music in Euphonium Performance - University of North Texas, 2011

     -Bachelor of Music - Catholic Fujen University

Goals: To inspire people with music and to be a music educator

Hobbies and Interests: Learning language and music

Favorite quote: "There is only one success - To be able to spend your life your own way." -Morley

Ana Castellani

BM, Music Education

Birthday: August 13, 1997

Hometown: Dallas, Texas

High School: Keller Central High School

Awards and Honors:

     -John Phillip Sousa Award, 2015
     -Outstanding Soloist, Solo and Ensemble Competition, 2012-2015
 

Goals: 

     - be a sick euphonium player

Hobbies and Interests: Skateboarding, camping, eating food

Ada Brooks

BM, Music Performance

Birthday: December 17, 1996

Hometown:  Columbia Falls, Montana

High School:  Interlochen Arts Academy

Awards and Honors:

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