Libby is proud to be a founding member of the Pennsylvania Chamber Winds, and the Coda Brass Quintet.
Libby teaches in a variety of settings, including lessons, clinics, and the marching arts. Libby is on the instructional staff of the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. She is also the Brass Caption Head at Rowan University’s Pride of the Profs Marching Band, beginning in their first season, 2023. Brian Belanus Brian Belanus is a guitarist, composer, and educator from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He received his Master of Music from Oklahoma City University where he studied classical guitar with Dr. Lynn McGrath, and his Bachelor of Music from the University of Central Oklahoma where he studied under Danny Vaughan and improvisation with trumpeter Lee Rucker. He has had the privilege to study privately with Jonathan Kreisberg, Peter Berrnstein, Lage Lund, and Paul Bollenback, as well as renowned saxophonist Bob Mintzer. He has performed with the Oklahoma City Jazz Orchestra, and Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, and continues to perform with his trio, BRD, and as a freelance guitarist across the state of Oklahoma. Juli Buxbaum Dr. Juli Buxbaum is the Assistant Professor of Horn at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas where she works with applied horn students, teaches graduate writing classes, conducts chamber music and horn ensembles, and performs as a member of the Arkansas State Faculty Brass and Woodwind Quintets. She also currently serves as the Assistant Chair for the A-State Department of Music. An avid chamber musician, Juli is a founding member of Bantam Winds, a mobile woodwind ensemble with oboe, flute, clarinet, saxophone, and horn as well as a trio for trumpet, horn, and piano called Nordestrio. Nordestrio recorded a CD celebrating new compositions by Brazilian composers titled Braziliana that was released in Spring 2022 and received a Silver Medal in the Global Music Awards. Juli has also toured with various chamber groups internationally in Brazil, Japan, Switzerland, and Germany. She has served as faculty for chamber festivals such as the Brass Institutes of America and the Saarburger Serenaden Music Festival. 53
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