Meet the 2023 Brass Staff
Introducing the talented group of educators who will be teaching the brass line for our 75th season:
Brass Caption Head Keith Tye and Co-Caption Head Matt Owen will be overseeing 16 talented and experienced brass instructors for the 75th anniversary season.
Keith Tye - Caption Manager
Matt “Gameboy” Owen - Caption Co-Manager
Kyler Allenson - Assistant Caption Manager
Oscar Ban - Brass Technician - Trumpet, Curriculum Coordinator
Spence Howell - Brass Technician - High Brass Coordinator
Matt Urbanek - Brass Technician - Trumpet
Jesse Saldaña - Brass Technician - Trumpet
Brandon Proffitt - Brass Technician - Trumpet Intern
Kaitlyn Kennedy - Brass Technician - Mellophone Lead
Sara Petokas - Brass Technician - Mellophone
Austin Cilone - Brass Technician - Mellophone
Evan Woods - Brass Technician - Baritone Lead
Caleb Jones - Brass Technician - Baritone
Charlie Mercier - Brass Technician - Baritone
Elijah Gardner - Brass Technician - Low Brass
Cheryl Lee - Brass Technician - Low Brass
Jacob Rodriguez - Brass Technician - Tuba Lead
Gabe Lopez - Brass Technician - Tuba
Andy Tye - Brass Staff Consultant
This year’s brass instructional team consists of orchestral players, band directors, private lessons instructors, military band performers, and experienced World Class brass caption heads, former marching members, and instructors. We couldn’t be more excited about the group of educators bringing our landmark 75th anniversary production to life. Keith Tye states “This brass team is full of people with great pedagogical minds as well as a strong care for the people they are teaching. We are all fired up about continuing to build the legacy of this incredible brass program!” Matt Owen adds “The brass staff in place for this season is stacked with best-in-class experience and talent. The Cavaliers’ 75th anniversary is going to be a really special season and I couldn’t be more excited about this team.”
To learn more about each of our outstanding instructors, click their photos above for a link to their full biography. To learn more about auditioning for this landmark season, click here. And be sure to follow Cavaliers Brass on instagram!