Meet Our Team
Jeremy Parker
Jeremy W. Parker is the Coordinator of Fine Arts and the Director of Bands 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.
BRANDON COLLINS
Brandon M. Collins is the Associate Director of Bands at Bixby Public Schools, where he serves as the conductor of the High School Symphonic Winds. Additionally, Mr. Collins leads the visual caption for the Pride of Bixby Marching Band, as well as assisting in the brass caption. At Bixby Middle School, Mr. Collins co-teaches 7th Grade Blue, and he teaches Beginning Brass at both Central and West Elementary. Mr. Collins also serves as the Applied Music instructor, where students learn various skills that prepare them for the world of professional instrumental arts.
Mr. Collins has earned numerous superior ratings and sweepstakes at OSSAA District and State Contests for marching band, concert band, and sight-reading performances, and he has served as the NCDA high school chair for 2017-2018 and GCBDA President for 2024-2025. His students have received numerous superior ratings for both solos and ensembles at Solo and Ensemble Contest, and his private clarinet studio includes All-District and All-State students from all over Oklahoma. He has served as a member of the Tulsa Praise Orchestra, Starlight Band, and as the Director of the Celebrations Choir and Frontline Singers for Tulsa Praise Orchestra.
His professional affiliations include Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Oklahoma Bandmasters Association, and Oklahoma Music Educators Association.
GEOFFREY ANIKIENKO
Geoff Anikienko is the Assistant Director of Bands and Director 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.
Chris Walden
Chris Walden is the Assistant Director of Bands and 8th Grade Coordinator at Bixby Public Schools. 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.
BRENT BALDWIN
Trey Lack
Trey Lack is the Assistant Director of Band at Bixby Public Schools. Trey has been a band director for Broken Arrow Public Schools since 2014. During this time, he served as the Director of Bands at several school sites throughout the district and as an Assistant Director for The Pride of Broken Arrow Marching Band. Prior to his time at Broken Arrow, Mr. Lack served as a director for Berryhill Public Schools. He earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Oklahoma State University and a Master of Music Education in Instrumental Conducting from the University of Oklahoma.
Mr. Lack’s ensembles have consistently earned superior ratings at OSSAA contests at the district and state level for their stage and sight-reading performances. In addition, his private students have regularly earned placement in All-District and All-State ensembles in Oklahoma.
His professional affiliations include the National Association for Music Education, the Oklahoma Music Educators Association, the National Education Association, the Oklahoma Education Association, and the Northeastern Band Directors Association.
Mason Moore
Mason Moore is the Assistant Director of Bands. A music educator and tubist from Bentonville, Arkansas, he earned his bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Arkansas.
He has a diverse background in the marching arts, having performed with the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, Resistance Indoor Percussion, and in multiple seasons of winter guard. Mason has been on staff with the Bentonville High School marching band for several years and has also served as a visual technician for the Seattle Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps.
NATHAN JONES
Dr. Nathan Jones is the Assistant Director of Bands and Theory and Composition Coordinator at Bixby Public Schools. Nathan’s duties include teaching AP Music Theory, assisting with the Pride of Bixby Marching Percussion sections and High School Percussion Ensembles, and teaching 6th grade percussion at Central and West Intermediates.
Nathan completed his Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition at the University of Kansas in 2016. He has multiple works for concert band and choir published through Southern Music Publishing, Walton Music, G. Schimer, and Santa Barbara Music Publishing. His music has been performed throughout the world and The American Record Guide has described his music as a “…feast of succulent modern harmonies.”
Previously, Nathan served as the Director of Bands at Will Rogers College Middle and High School in Tulsa. He is a proud alumni of Oklahoma State University where he received a Bachelor in Music in Music Education and studied percussion and piano. He lives in Bixby 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.