Meet Our Team
Jeremy Parker
Jeremy W. Parker is the Director of Bands and Coordinator of Instrumental Music at Bixby Public Schools where he oversees all aspects of the Bixby Bands. He is the conductor of the High School Wind Ensemble and the director of the “Pride of Bixby” Marching Band. He also conducts the High School Jazz Ensemble I, Trombone Choir, Trombone Octet, Tuba-Euphonium Choir, and teaches the 6th Grade Brass at Central Intermediate. Additionally, Mr. Parker assists with the Middle School Brass and instructs the High School Pre-Music Education Class, which explores theory, composition, secondary instruments, conducting, and peer mentoring.
Mr. Parker is a frequent clinician and adjudicator for marching and concert band and freelances as a marching band program designer and drill writer. Mr. Parker also plays trombone professionally in the Tulsa area and is a member of the Starlight Concert Band and Starlight Jazz Orchestra. Mr. Parker is the program director for the Zephyrus Arts Institute and co-conductor of the South City Winds. He is also the Producer of the nationally syndicated radio program Wind and Rhythm.
His professional affiliations include Phi Beta Mu, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Oklahoma Bandmaster’s Association, Oklahoma Jazz Educators Association, and Oklahoma Music Educators Association.
Chris Walden
Chris Walden is Associate Director of Bands at Bixby Public Schools and Coordinator of Bixby Middle School Bands. He is the conductor of the 8th Grade Concert Band, and he teaches 7th Grade Woodwinds at the Middle School and 6th Grade Woodwinds at Central Intermediate. Additionally, he administrates all bands at Bixby Middle School.
Mr. Walden is a sought-after clinician and educator, conducting honor groups of all ages in Oklahoma. His professional affiliations include Phi Beta Mu, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Oklahoma Bandmaster’s Association, and Oklahoma Music Educators Association.
GEOFFREY ANIKIENKO
Geoffrey Anikienko is the Coordinator of Percussion Studies at Bixby Public Schools. His duties include teaching every percussion student from 6th grade through 12th grade in the district. He also conducts the Middle School and High School Percussion Ensembles. Additionally, Mr. Anikienko is a designer and arranger for the Pride of Bixby Marching Band.
Mr. Anikienko has diverse experience in percussion performance, from marching in Crossmen and Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps to playing percussion in professional symphony orchestras. His professional affiliations include Oklahoma Bandmasters Association and Oklahoma Music Educators Association.
STEVEN COLLINS
Steven Collins is Assistant Director of Bands at Bixby Public Schools. He is the conductor of the High School Symphonic Band, Middle School Jazz Ensembles I & II, and High School Flute Ensembles. Additionally, Mr. Collins teaches 6th Grade at Northeast Intermediate, High School Music Theory, AP Music Theory, and assists with the Pride of Bixby Marching Band and all aspects of the high school band program. Mr. Collins arranges music and warm ups for bands, and he is an adjudicator in Design Analysis for Winterguard & Percussion of Oklahoma. Mr. Collins plays lead trombone for the Modern Oklahoma Jazz Orchestra and performs in other freelance opportunities.
His professional affiliations include Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Oklahoma Bandmaster’s Association, Oklahoma Jazz Educators Association, and Oklahoma Music Educators Association.
BRENT BALDWIN
Brent Baldwin is Assistant Director of Bands at Bixby Public Schools and serves as coordinator of jazz studies. His teaching duties at Bixby High School include assisting the Pride of Bixby Marching Band, leading the Bixby High School Jazz Ensemble I, conducting the Bixby High School Symphonic Bands and teaching the High School Saxophone Choir, High School Flute Choir. At Bixby Middle School, Mr. Baldwin assists with the 8th Grade Band, Middle School Jazz Bands, and beginning woodwinds at East Intermediate and West Intermediate. Mr. Baldwin holds a bachelor’s degree in music education and master’s degree in wind conducting from Oklahoma State University. In addition to his teaching responsibilities at Bixby, Mr. Baldwin has also served as an instructor for Zephyrus Arts Institute and is active as a private saxophone instructor and performer in the Tulsa area. Prior to his teaching at Bixby, Mr. Baldwin taught for Sapulpa Public Schools.
LARA DAVIS
Lara Davis is Assistant Director of Bands at Bixby Public Schools. Her duties include conducting the High School Jazz Ensemble II, High School Saxophone Ensembles, Clarinet Choir, and 6th Grade Woodwinds at Central Intermediate and Northeast Intermediate. Ms. Davis also assists with the 8th Grade Concert Band, the High School Wind Ensemble, and the Pride of Bixby Marching Band.
Her professional affiliations include Oklahoma Bandmaster’s Association, Oklahoma Jazz Educators Association, and Oklahoma Music Educators Association.
AARON HUTSON
Aaron Hutson is Assistant Director of Bands at Bixby Public Schools and Associate Director for the Pride of Bixby Marching Band. His duties include designing and arranging music for the Pride of Bixby, as well as conducting the High School Trumpet Choir, Horn Choir, and teaching brass at North Intermediate. Additionally, he is the conductor of the 7th Grade Concert Band and assists with all aspects of the middle school and high school band program. Mr. Hutson is also the brass instructor for Zephyrus Arts Institute. Prior to his teaching at Bixby, Aaron Hutson performed with the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps.
NATHAN JONES
Nathan Jones is Assistant Director of Band Programs for Bixby Public Schools. Oklahoman Nathan Jones (b. 1983) worked previously as the Head Band Director at Tulsa Will Rogers College Middle and High School and a composer of band and choral music published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Southern Music Company, Walton Music, GIA Publications, G. Schirmer, and MusicSpoke. A devoted admirer of the human voice’s beauty and deep emotional connection, Nathan enjoys working with poetry. His choral music has been performed in Europe, Southeast Asia, and the United States. The American Record Guide has described his music as a “…feast of succulent modern harmonies.” Regularly commissioned by choirs and bands of all abilities, Nathan’s style is earnest, melodic, and defined by elegant simplicity. His choral work, I would live in your love, was recorded by The Westminster Choir under the direction of Joe Miller and is commercially available. Additionally, Jones is the winner of the 2015 ORTUS International New Music Competition, 2016 Anthony Cuis Award, and his song cycle, “Six Qabbani Love Songs,” was both an American Prize semifinalist and a 2016 NATS Art Song Competition finalist. Nathan lives in Bixby, OK, with his wife Rebecca and two daughters.
Caitlyn Fowler
Caitlyn Fowler is the Director of Color Guard Activities at Bixby Public Schools. Her duties include teaching all guard classes, including a class at the Bixby Middle School. Caitlyn is also responsible for choreographing the fall marching show, and writing and designing all winter guard productions.
Caitlyn has performed for multiple different world class organizations in Drum Corps International and Winter Guard International. Her experiences include spinning for The Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps, The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps, and Black Gold Winter Guard. Additionally, Caitlyn was the Co Caption head of color guard for Zephyrus Drum and Bugle Corps.
Her professional affiliations include Oklahoma Bandmaster’s Association, Oklahoma Jazz Educators Association, and Oklahoma Music Educators Association.
AARON MORTON
Aaron J. Morton is Marching Band Designer/Creative Consultant to the Pride of Bixby. A full time film composer, music producer, and marching arts designer, he is the lead designer at the Pride of Bixby, the lead composer with Sound Booth Theater, and the executive director of Zephyrus Arts Institute. Aaron marched in the 2008 Colt Cadets and 2010 Seattle Cascades. He has written the scores for multiple feature films, audio productions, and educational programs.