Brent Biskup, Director of Bands for Flower Mound High School Marching Band, will lead his student musicians in their first Rose Parade appearance on January 1, 2019.

Music educator Brent Biskup, Director of Bands for the Flower Mound High School Band from Flower Mound, Texas, will be marching in the 2019 Rose Parade on January 1.

This is the first appearance in the Rose Parade for the 360-member group, but under Brent’s able leadership, the student musicians have won many other accolades. The Flower Mound Marching Jaguars have been named a finalist and a regional champion multiple years in the Bands of America Texas Regional and Super-Regional competitions. They have also been named a finalist multiple times at the Bands of America Grand National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Marching Band has been honored as a University Interscholastic League Texas State Marching Band Contest finalist. In 2016, the group was named the Class 6A State Champion.

But appearing on the international stage of 2019 the Rose Parade is the pinnacle  of honors for the Jaguars. “It’s a reward for the hard work and the commitment, and the things they’ve chosen to do at a high level,” remarks Brent.

Brent earned his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and his Master’s degree in Music Education from Southern Oregon University.