Christa Rowland graduated cum laude from Boise State in May of 2008 with a B.M. in Music Performance, and a B.M. in Music Education. During her time at Boise State, Christa served as the president of the American String Teacher’s Association chapter and Secretary for the Music Educator’s National Conference chapter. Christa was a scholarship student and violinist in the Boise State University Orchestra. She also served as Orchestral Librarian for several years. In 2004 she won the Idaho Federation of Music Clubs Collegiate Competition in the category of violin and in the fall of 2005 Christa performed as a soloist with the Boise State University Orchestra as a winner of their "Concerto-Aria Competition".. She has been a string teacher for the Boise State University Summer Chamber Music Camp as well as the Boise Schools Summer Music Program.

Christa made the Dean’s list every semester of her college career and participated in a number of Honor Societies including Golden Key, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Gamma Beta Phi, and Order of Omega Greek Honor Society. Christa was active in Greek Life and served as her Chapter President and Vice President. During her time at Boise State she served as an Orientation Leader welcoming new students to the University and was the Family Event Coordinator for the Student Program’s Board. She received several awards and scholarships for service to her sorority and service to the University, including membership to the Founder’s Leadership Society of Boise State University.

This fall, Christa will becomea member of the music faculty at East Junior High School and Adams Elementary School in Boise where she will be teaching orchestra.

Brooke Adams is a California native who has called Boise her home since she moved here with her family for her senior year in high school, graduating from Centennial High School in 1992. She received her degree in music education from Boise State University in December 1996 with the help of the Britt Bowden Memorial for the Performing Arts Scholarship, the Melvin Shelton & Cindy Steward Honorary Music Scholarship, and the Boise State Marching Band Plus Scholarship. In May 2002 Brooke earned her degree of Master of Education from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA maintaining a 4.0 throughout her studies there.

In addition to teaching private clarinet lessons, Brooke has played clarinet in Boise State University’s Symphonic Winds, the BSU Orchestra, in the Opera Idaho orchestra, the BSU Summer Fest Band and Orchestra, in the pit for many annual Boise Music Week musicals, and she continues to play in various groups throughout the community including the Treasure Valley Concert Band. She has been a clinician/adjudicator for area band festivals and has also worked as an adjudicator throughout the valley for solo and ensemble festivals at the elementary, junior high, and high school levels.

Brooke began teaching in the Boise School District in 1997 where she continues as an elementary band teacher and has taught everything from Kindergarten music, jazz band, junior high band, beginning band, and music appreciation. She maintains professional membership in MENC Music Educators National Conference, NBA The National Band Association, ICA International Clarinet Association, and PAS Percussive Arts Society.

Dan Howard was born in Boise in 1976 and went to high school at Sunset High in Beaverton, OR, after which he joined the U.S. Marines. Dan Served with the Parris Island Marine Band for 4 years (1994-1998) and upon the completion of his contract moved back to Boise to attend Boise State University. Dan graduated in 2003 from BSU with a Bachelor of Music in Performance and then attended Rutgers University in New Jersey where he earned a Masters in Performance in 2006.

Directly after Graduate school Dan earned a position with the Tacoma Symphony and the Boise Philharmonic Orchestras. Over the last several years, Dan has performed across the Northwest as a bass trombonist in both commercial and classical music. Dan can be heard on a number of motion picture recordings including Rob Zombies “Halloween” (2007), “Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanemo Bay” (2008), and “The Incredible Hulk” (2008). Dan has played as a substitute musician with many great orchestras and performers including, the Seattle Symphony, the Pacific Northwest Ballet, the Bellevue Philharmonic, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, the Moody Blues and the legendary Ray Charles.

As of Summer 2008 Dan will be a band teacher in the Meridian School District teaching beginning band at Galileo Math and Science Magnet School.