Faculty and Staff
Thomas G. Leslie
Director of the Division of Wind Band Studies and Professor of Conducting
As Director of the Division of Wind Band Studies and Professor of Conducting, Thomas Leslie has earned recognition for high quality performances of the UNLV Bands. During his tenure at UNLV, his bands have received critical acclaim from members of the international music world. Such notables include composers Malcolm Arnold, Bruce Broughton, Eric Whitacre and Frank Ticheli, United States Marine Band Conductor Emeritus Colonel John Bourgeois... more
Dr. Zane Douglass
Visiting Instructor of Conducting
Dr. Zane S. Douglass is the Associate Conductor of the UNLV Wind Orchestra and Visiting Instructor of Conducting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His duties at UNLV include teaching Graduate and Undergraduate Conducting; conducting the UNLV Brass Ensemble; co-conducting the UNLV Wind Orchestra and UNLV Community Band; and instructing the “Star of Nevada” Marching Band... more
Kauri Koizumi
Masters Graduate Assistant
Anthony LaBounty
Associate Director of Wind Band Studies
Since his appointment to the faculty in 1988, Anthony LaBounty has helped develop the UNLV Bands to become one of the finest collegiate band programs in the nation. He teaches courses within the music education degree programs and is an active clinician and adjudicator throughout the United States. He has also served as a guest conductor and performer throughout Europe, Japan, Mexico and China... more
Ocean Akaka
Masters Graduate Assistant
Ocean Akaka is a Hawaiˋi native that hails from the small town of Wahiawa on the island of Oˋahu. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Music in Wind Band Conducting where he is a student of Professor Thomas Leslie at UNLV. As a Graduate Assistant with the UNLV Division of Wind Band Studies, Mr. Akaka assists with the UNLV Star of Nevada Marching Band, the Runnin’ Rebel Basketball Pep Band, and serves as co-conductor of the UNLV New Horizons Band...more
Chris Massa
Doctoral Graduate Assistant
Hawaii Local Kauri Koizumi was born and raised on the island of Oahu, HI. Currently, she is a Masters candidate with a concentration in Wind Band Conducting. She is a TA for the marching band and the pep band and co-conducts the New Horizons
Band and the Symphonic Winds. Along side with working with the bands, Koizumi has graduated with a B.M. in Music Education (2021) from UNLV...more
Charles Greggerson
Doctoral Graduate Assistant
Christopher Massa is a Doctoral Graduate Assistant for the Division of Wind Band Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he is pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree with a focus in Trumpet...more
Charles Greggerson is in his second year of the Doctorate of Musical Arts program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is a graduate teaching assistant with the Division of Wind Band Studies, in which he works with the Star of Nevada Marching Band, Runnin' Rebel Basketball Pep Band, teaches undergraduate conducting lessons, and co-conducts the Symphonic Winds and Community Concert Band...more