Christine Kim is an Asian American professional flutist and educator dedicated to cultivating community and spreading joy through music. She received her Bachelor of Music at Northwestern University under John Thorne and her Master of Music at Carnegie Mellon University under Alberto Almarza. She has been a soloist with the Meadows Symphony Orchestra and Puebla State Symphony Orchestra, and has toured across Asia and Mexico. She is a national finalist in the Music Teachers National Association’s Competition and has won the Dallas Symphonic Festival, Floot Fire Competition, and Texas Flute Society Competition.

Kira Woodfield Leeper graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Oboe Performance from Brigham Young University where she studied with Dr. Geralyn Giovanetti. She has taught private oboe lessons for the past ten years. In addition to teaching privately, Kira has worked in Arts Administration most recently as the Education & Community Engagement Director for the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. A graduate of Hebron High School in Carrollton, Kira also studied with long-time Coppell ISD oboe teacher Sally Bohls and is excited to now join the Coppell Bands teaching oboe.

Ryan Morris believes in a holistic approach to bassoon performance and pedagogy. He currently performs and teaches around the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and makes reeds for musicians across the United States. As a passionate advocate for wind chamber music, Ryan has commissioned and premiered over 20 works over the past decade. He is currently ABD for his DMA in Bassoon Performance at the University of Kansas.

A clarinet instructor will be announced soon. Please check back for updates.

Courtney Haines is a graduate of Booker T. Washington School for the Performing and Visual Arts and holds degrees from Texas Wesleyan University and the University of North Texas. She has performed at Disneyland with Disney’s All-American College Band, toured with Willie Nelson, and performed with Aretha Franklin and the Temptations. She teaches at North Lake College and private lessons across multiple ISDs.

Richard Adams joined the brass faculty of TWU in Fall 2015. He has performed with the Dallas Opera, the Dallas Winds, the Lone Star Wind Orchestra, and other ensembles in the DFW area. He recorded with the University of North Texas Wind Symphony for the Teaching Music Through Performance series. His former teachers include Keith Johnson, David Baldwin, and Gary Bordner.

Dr. ShuoJung (Nick) Hsueh is a native of Taipei, Taiwan. He earned his DMA in Horn Performance from Texas Tech University. As an orchestral musician, Dr. Hsueh has performed with many orchestras including the Dallas Asian Winds, Amarillo Symphony Orchestra, and Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra. He currently holds positions at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and several schools in the DFW area.

Ryan Haines is a trombonist, composer, clinician, and brass teacher based in Dallas, Texas. He was an adjunct faculty instructor at Arizona State University and the interim Director of Jazz Studies at Northern Arizona University. Ryan was the lead trombonist, Musical Director, Producer, and Chief Arranger for the Falconaires based at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.

Patrick Geren earned his Master’s in Performance from the University of Georgia and his Bachelor’s from Illinois State University. He is a freelance music educator, performer, and composer in the Dallas-Fort Worth area working in the Coppell, Lewisville, and Prosper ISDs. He is an active brass instructor in the Drum Corps International activity currently working with the Blue Devils brass program.

Jung Moo Lee is a tuba player of Center Stage Brass, music director of Dallas Asian Wind Ensemble, and tuba instructor of Coppell ISD and Prosper ISD, where he maintains a studio of over 85 tuba students weekly. His students are selected consistently and placed in the region, area, and state bands. He holds degrees from Kei-Myung University, UNT, and SMU.

Doug Bush received his bachelor’s degree from University of North Texas in music education. His marching performance career includes seasons with the Phantom Legion, Madison Scouts, and UNT Drum Line. Mr. Bush has been teaching percussion at several schools in the North Texas area for the past ten years. He is an educational endorsee for Remo Drum Heads, Mapex Marching Percussion, and Pro-Mark Sticks and Mallets.

Patricia Islas is a performer, composer, arranger, adjudicator and educator in the Dallas area. She is a graduate of the University of North Texas and holds a bachelor’s degree in music performance. In 2004, she was a winner of the UNT Concerto Competition which led to performing as a soloist with the Richardson Symphony Orchestra. She is an endorsee of Pro-mark Sticks and Mallets and Mapex/Majestic Concert Percussion.