Cameron Duncan is a music educator and trombonist from Chapin, SC. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama, where he completed his BSE in Instrumental Music Education and studied classical trombone with Dr. Jonathan Whitaker in addition to performing with the UA Million Dollar Band. He also holds a Masters in Trombone Performance from the University of South Carolina, where he studied with Dr. Michael Wilkinson. During his time at Carolina, Mr. Ducnan also served as a graduate teaching assistant for the Carolina Bands, where he coordinated the uniform department, assisted with all USC Band operations, served on instructional staff for the Mighty Sound of the Southeast, coordinated School of Music Ensemble auditions for wind instruments, and guest conducted the USC University Band on multiple occasions. Additionally, Mr. Duncan has served on the instructional staff for numerous high school and middle school bands in both Alabama and South Carolina. 

Mr. Duncan has an extensive background in classical trombone performance, having performed with notable South Carolina ensembles including the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra, the Aiken Symphony, the Palmetto Concert Band, the Carolina Ballet, and numerous concert and marching ensembles at the University of Alabama and University of South Carolina. He is alumnus of The Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps, touring the country as a Euphonium performer and placing 5th at the 2023 DCI World Championships.

Mr. Duncan is currently in his first year of teaching at Irmo High School, and is excited for many more to come. 

Zachary Kusztos is a percussionist, and educator from upstate South Carolina. 

He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina where he studied with Dr. Scott Herring and earned a Bachelor’s of Music in Percussion Performance. During this time he played in the USC Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Opera Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble, and the Palmetto Pans Steel Band. 

After graduating from USC, he also earned Master’s of Music in Contemporary Percussion Performance from the University of Miami while studying with Joseph Petrasek and Svetoslav Stoyanov and was an active member of the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Winds, Symphony Orchestra, and Percussion Ensemble. 

As a performer, Zachary has had a wide assortment of opportunities from performing on field at Hard Rock Stadium to performing concerts with the New World Symphony. At PASIC 2021 he performed with USC’s percussion ensemble, in Tom Burritt’s masterclass “Finding Your Innate Musicianship,” and won first place in the I&E solo keyboard competition in the collegiate division. 

As an educator, Zachary has spent many seasons working with marching bands in the midlands, and is currently the Assistant Band Director at Irmo High School.