BAND DIRECTORS
Hector Trevino
Hector Trevino is the current Director of Bands at Douglas MacArthur High School in San Antonio, Texas. He is a proud graduate of Texas A&M University-Kingsville, and is currently pursuing a masters degree in Educational Leadership from The University of Texas at San Antonio. His experiences working with multiple instrumental and vocal ensembles in San Antonio has given him a different perspective on his approach to teaching band. Mr. Trevino has written pieces for several ensembles in addition to being a marching band arranger.
Prior to joining the MacArthur family he led the Luther Burbank High School Band program from 2016 until 2021. Under his direction the band earned many consecutive sweepstakes. The marching band qualified for UIL area finals for the first time in their district’s history, and the wind ensemble earned many accolades including being selected as one of three featured bands from the state to perform at the 2021 TMEA convention. From 2012 to 2016 he served the John Greenleaf Whittier Middle School Band program as their Director of Bands.
Mr. Trevino is an active member of TMEA and has served as a convention clinician, UIL adjudicator, as well as a conductor for ATSSB Region Band. Other memberships include the Texas Band Masters Association, the Texas Music Adjudicators Association, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
Alexia Beasley
Alexia Beasley is in her fourth year as an Assistant Band Director at MacArthur High School. Originally from Round Rock, TX, Alexia attended Cedar Ridge High School. She has a B.M. in Music Education and a certificate in Saxophone Performance from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Alexia directs the Symphonic Band and in the fall, leads in the direction of the marching band. Alexia also coordinates all woodwind activities across the program at MacArthur. She also directs the Mac Jazz Ensemble, frequently competing around the greater San Antonio area. The MacArthur Jazz Ensemble is also a recipient of the 2020 Texas Jazz Educators Association grant.
Alexia is an active chamber music and big band jazz arranger for several collegiate and high school ensembles in the San Antonio area. She also composes, arranges and rehearses the MacArthur Saxophone Ensemble. They have recently performed at the 2020 North American Saxophone Alliance Convention, and the 2022 TMEA Convention.
Marshall Summers
Marshall Summers, a native San Antonian, and is looking forward to starting his 1st year at MacArthur High School for the 2022-2023 school year. Mr. Summers was the Director of Percussion at Dr. Leo G. Cigarroa High School in Laredo, Texas for three years. He coordinated and oversaw all percussion curriculum, events, and daily instruction for grades 6th-12th. With his guidance, the marching percussion section regularly placed in caption awards at competitions in South Texas. His students made school history in 2019 when the Cigarroa Marching Band made its first appearance at the UIL Area G Marching Band Finals. Marshall is a graduate of O’Connor HS. His senior year he performed at PASIC 2011 in Indianapolis and took home two awards: 2nd place for Original Multi-Tenor Solo and 1st place for Multi-Tenor Ensemble. Marshall graduated with a B.M. in Music Education and a certificate in percussion performance from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He studied with Professor Sherry Rubins, Dr. Graeme Francis, and Professor Micheal Mixtacki. He became proficient in many percussion styles such as marching, concert, jazz drum set, and latin percussion by being a member of the Spirit of San Antonio Marching Band, Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, UTSA Indoor, Percussion Ensemble, and the student-led Salsa Band.
Yamilka Saucedo
Yamilka Saucedo is thrilled to join the MacArthur High School Band program as the Color Guard Director. Her passion for the marching arts was sparked in high school where she first marched as a member of the band program on flute before transitioning over to Color Guard full time her sophomore year at Harlandale H.S. There she served as a leadership member and captain 3 years in a row and obtained multiple State Titles in the TECA circuit from 2010-2013. During her junior year she went out to march Revolution Drum and Bugle Corps in 2012. After high school, Yamilka marched in an Independent A program, Industry (2016), which throughout the season was promoted to Open Class and competed in Dayton, OH championships.
She began their teaching career by returning to her alma mater as a technician alongside her first Color Guard Instructor. There she served as an assistant, choreographer and designer from 2016-2020. In her time there, Harlandale earned 3 consecutive state titles in the Scholastic Open division. Yamilka took over her own program as head Director in 2019 at Highlands H.S and is still serving as their director.
Yamilka has produced her own show music since 2018. She has since gone as far as producing a marching band pre show for Ocean Lakes HS in Virginia along with a full design and show music for their Winter Guard program in 2022. In the past 6 years of teaching she’s been a technician, designer, and consultant for multiple programs in the San Antonio area and surrounding counties. Her designs, programs, and students have earned multiple awards, superior ratings, and acclaims.