Janice Baugh is a professional horn and trumpet player originally hailing from Fort Worth, Texas. She completed her undergraduate studies at Texas A&M-Commerce and received her masters in music from the University of New Mexico. Before moving to Colorado, Janice served as the assistant principal horn of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra.  She is currently an active freelance musician across the states of Colorado, New Mexico and Texas, having notable performances with the New Mexico Philharmonic, the Santa Fe Symphony, and the Festival Ballet of Albuquerque. Janice has also toured as a soloist with her duet group, The High Desert Duo, through the American south. Her students have won positions in the Texas and New Mexico All-State bands, achieved the highest ratings at solo and ensemble competitions, and have taken numerous “Best-in-Class” awards. When not performing, she dabbles in baking, drawing, and crocheting to spark her creative genius.

Ben Garcia is a musician and educator based in Denver. He serves as bass trombonist of the San Juan Symphony in Durango and often performs with groups such as the Colorado Symphony, Colorado Ballet, and New Mexico Philharmonic. Currently a teaching assistant for the University of Colorado Boulder, Ben helped found the Four Higher Trombone Quartet. A Colorado native, he served as acting principal trombone with the Denver Philharmonic during their 2016 tour of China. He holds a master’s degree from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and a bachelors from CU Boulder. 

 An accomplished educator, he coaches young musicians at half a dozen of the state’s top high schools. During the summers, he is also a part time golf instructor and has taught golf and sports psychology to both adults and children ages 4 to 74. In his free time, Ben enjoys museums, hiking, camping, and fly fishing.