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
AARON HUTSON
Aaron Hutson is the Assistant Director of Bands and 7th Grade Coordinator at Bixby Public Schools. 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.
LARA DeShurley
Lara DeShurley is the Assistant Director of Bands and 6th Grade Coordinator 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.
NATHAN JONES
Nathan Jones is the Assistant Director of Bands and Composition and Theory Coordinator at 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.