Current Student

Scott McLain

BM Music Education 

Hometown:  Plano, Texas

High School:  Plano West Senior High School

Awards and Honors:

     - Outstanding Performer at Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest

     - Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Wind Symphony 2018-2020

     - Outstanding Trombone Soloist at Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Competition

     - TMEA All-State Jazz Trombone 

     - Eagle Scout 

Jason Becht

BM Music Education

Hometown: Keller, Texas

High School: Timber Creek High School

Awards and Honors: Leonard Bernstein Award

Goals: I want to become a great music educator and inspire people to become the best versions of themselves.

Hobbies & Interests: Mountain Biking, Arranging Music, Watching Drum Corps, Video Games

Favorite Quote: “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right” -Henry Ford

Liam Gompf

BM, 

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Loke Lovett

MM Music Performance

Birthday: January 7th, 1999

Hometown:  Boerne, TX

High School:  Boerne High School

Awards and Honors:

      - John Philip Sousa Award

      - Superior Rating at TSSEC

Goals: 

      - My main goal is to achieve moral and musical excellence!

Hobbies and Interests: 

      - Writing

     - Fishing

     - Basketball

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Justin Weis

DMA - Euphonium Performance

Birthday: August 23rd, 1995

Hometown:  Franklin, WI

High School:  Franklin High School

Previous Schools and Degrees

     - University of Wisconsin - Whitewater - BM Music Education

     - University of North Texas  - MM Performance

Awards and Honors:

     - 1st place, International Tuba Euphonium Conference, Electronics Division, 2023

Hiram Diaz

Having embarked on an MM, in Euphonium Performance, in 2010, Gunnery Sergeant Hiram Diaz of Miami joined “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in January 2012. Hiram has returned to UNT to complete his Master's and is scheduled to graduate in 2024. 

Chris McGinty

DMA, Euphonium Performance (ABD)

Technical Sgt. Chris McGinty is a euphoniumist with the Ceremonial Brass, The United States Air Force Band, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. A native of Plains, Texas, his Air Force career began in 2019.

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