KMEA 12A Honor Band

12A Honor Band
Century II Concert Hall
Sat - Feb. 28, 2026 - 1:00 PM

Adrian Sims
2026 KMEA 12A Honor Band Conductor
Adrian B. Sims is an accomplished composer, conductor, educator, and trombonist. Adrian's music has been performed at prestigious conferences such as The Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic and at new music reading sessions across the country. His music has also been selected for the Bandworld Top 100 List, and many of his works appear on the J.W. Pepper Editor's Choice List. Adrian has also been selected as a winner in multiple composition competitions including the Maryland Music Educators Association Young Composers Project and the Make Music Young Composers Contest. He is frequently invited to rehearse, conduct, and lead clinics with bands and orchestras across the United States. Adrian is also active as an educator in the Maryland area and has worked with a variety of programs including the Baltimore County Summer Music Camp, Terrapin Music Camp at the University of Maryland, and the DC Youth Orchestra Programs.

Adrian is a graduate of the University of Maryland with degrees in Music Education and Composition. He is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Composition at the University of Texas at Austin. As a trombonist, he has performed in a wide variety of musical ensembles including pit and symphony orchestras as well as jazz and concert bands. Adrian studied trombone with Matthew Guilford, solo bass trombonist with the National Symphony Orchestra, and Aaron LaVere, principal trombonist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He is grateful for the continued support from his middle and high school band directors Cindy Stevenson and Christopher Gnagey. He credits Dr. Robert Gibson, Professor of Composition at the University of Maryland, and world-renowned composer Brian Balmages for his development as a composer.

2025-26

Piccolo
  1. Violette Whipp, Valley Falls
  2. Alt - Riley Johnson, Brookville-Ell-Saline
Flute
  1. Sydney Taylor, Greensburg-Kiowa County
  2. Amelia Wilson, Oswego
  3. Jacie Koch, Centralia
  4. Sarah Reinert, Downs-Lakeside
  5. Abigail Feldkamp, Sylvan-Lucas Unified
  6. Emmalee McDonald, Rozel-Pawnee Heights
  7. Adam Page, Uniontown
  8. Hannah Reinert, Downs-Lakeside
  9. Sophie Miller, Wichita-Independent
  10. Isabella Butler, Wakefield
  11. Mary Paris, Dighton
  12. Shelby Sandlin, Bennington
Bassoon
  1. Krista Adcock, Holton
B-flat Clarinet
  1. Emma Bolz, Valley Falls
  2. Layla Cox, Sharon Springs-Wallace County
  3. Samara Godinez-Montoya, Sharon Springs-Wallace County
  4. Shiana Shippy, Bennington
  5. Natalie Yepez, Minneola
  6. Rayleigh Morgan, Sedan
  7. Tori Wray, Pratt-Skyline
  8. Clara Ferguson, Moran-Marmaton Valley
  9. Colt Marsh, Waverly
  10. Cheyenne Steinert, Hillsboro
  11. Autumn Vogan, Downs-Lakeside
  12. Jasmynn Bathory, Waverly
  13. Stella DeCesaro, Wichita-Independent
Bass Clarinet
  1. Tayler Schmidt, Ellis
  2. Vivian Burmeister, Logan
  3. Lauren Leoffler, Greensburg-Kiowa County
  4. Alexis Taylor, Minneola
  5. Alt - Corbin Schultz, Yates Center
Contra Clarinet
  1. AlmaLisa Muzke, Andover-Central
  2. Gregory Newton, Holton
Alto Saxophone
  1. Sarah Dardis, Hoxie
  2. Carla Gonzalez Martinez, Wakeeney-Trego Community
  3. Lillie Weiser, Onaga
  4. Brianne Fincham, Washington County
  5. Lesleigh Smith, Tribune-Greeley County
Tenor Saxophone
  1. Warren Chesney, La Crosse
  2. Sam Bailey, Waverly
  3. Kyndall Goss, Wichita-Central Christian Academy
  4. Austin Maycumber, Uniontown
  5. Alt - Loki McClintock, Lyndon
Baritone Saxophone
  1. Aidan Impson, Goessel
  2. Hudson Locke, Cherokee-Southeast
  3. Alt - Zoe Sawin, Washington County
Trumpet
  1. Preston Mermis, Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian
  2. Paige Gebhardt, Lyndon
  3. Kathleen Patterson, Melvern-Marais Des Cygnes Valley
  4. Mary Carlin, Osborne
  5. Tucker Huband, Washington County
  6. Gage Hilmes, Wakeeney-Trego Community
  7. Jayah Case, Leoti-Wichita County
  8. Nathan Weigel, Wakeeney-Trego Community
  9. Eli Seaman, Waverly
  10. Ely Robinson, Pratt-Skyline
  11. Austin Mount-Lee, Effingham-Atchison Co. Community
  12. Kannon Beam, La Crosse
  13. Chloe Rhodenbaugh, Oswego
  14. Charlie Yungeberg, Washington County
Horn
  1. Riley Griffith, Pratt-Skyline
  2. Lyndon Custer, Minneola
  3. Makenna Grace, Effingham-Atchison Co. Community
  4. Logan Den Hartog, Moundridge
Trombone
  1. Caden Thomas, Quinter
  2. Kaylen Gourley, Bennington
  3. Sophie McGee, Hill City
  4. Sofia Uffman, Linn
  5. Liam Knight, St. John-Hudson
  6. Carter Germann, Blue Rapids-Valley Heights
  7. Samantha Poppe, Belleville-Republic County
  8. Hunter Albrecht, Centralia
  9. Leo Billinger, Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian
  10. Hunter Schober, Centralia
Euphonium
  1. Delaney Biel, Leoti-Wichita County
  2. Gracelynn Krause, Canton-Galva
  3. Christopher Ferguson, Moran-Marmaton Valley
  4. Eli Koops, Downs-Lakeside
  5. Logan Nava, Rozel-Pawnee Heights
Tuba
  1. Brendon Newman, Moran-Marmaton Valley
  2. Aidan Hill, Tribune-Greeley County
  3. Chadryn Smades, Leoti-Wichita County
  4. Collier Bicknell, Salina-Sacred Heart
  5. Lauren Schmeidler, Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian
  6. Elijah Rounds, Bennington
Percussion - Listed in alphabetical order
  1. Kelly Annunziato, Washington County
  2. Olivier Chocron, Wichita-Collegiate
  3. Gabriel Crampton, Caldwell
  4. Sean Graham, Independence
  5. Noah Hyman, Wakefield
  6. Cayden Meadows, Washington County
  7. Kadence Palmer, Sylvan-Lucas Unified
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