Judges

Dr. Tracy Thomas is an educator/composer/percussionist/adjudicator based out of Troy, Mo. Since early in his collegiate years, Tracy has been an active clinician throughout the region. He has degrees from both Missouri Western State University and the University of Kansas, where he completed his doctorate in 2010. His compositions have been performed by numerous ensembles and soloists throughout the United States and abroad. His piece, Three Songs for Voice and Marimba, won third prize in the 2008 Percussive Arts Society International Composition Competition.