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Our current director is Mr. Brad Bratcher. Mr. Bratcher comes from Missouri with a very strong background in band/music education. Mr. Bratcher received his education at the University of Missouri in Columbia and taught in several school districts in Missouri including Lee's Summit, Park Hill, and East Buchanan where his groups received excellent honors and festival ratings. He is a member of MENC, NMMEA, Kappa Kappa Psi, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. After moving to New Mexico in 2002, Mr. Bratcher believes God helped him find his way to the Mid-Rio Grande Home School Band and has been the director since the fall of 2003. Since that time, the group has grown from two bands to twelve bands in four rehearsal locations. A strong advocate for the importance of music education, his energy and enthusiasm for music and the students is unmatched. Besides teaching the home school band, Mr. Bratcher also teaches trumpet privately, is a regular teacher at Hummingbird Music Camp, and performs with the Rio Rancho Symphonic Band and High Desert Brass.
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