Trey Tafoya serves as Director of Orchestras and Assistant Director of Bands at Legacy High School in Broomfield, Colorado. Under his direction, the Legacy Orchestras have earned consistent Superior ratings at regional and state festivals. The Legacy Chamber Orchestra performed at the 2023 American String Teachers Association National Orchestra Festival and was featured in a 2022 TEDx Youth presentation titled Baroque Through the Centuries.

Mr. Tafoya also serves as Secondary Music Coordinator for the Adams 12 Five Star School District, where he oversees secondary music curriculum development, facilitates professional development, and coordinates district music events and honor ensembles.

As Assistant Director of Bands, Mr. Tafoya has contributed to the continued success of the Legacy High School marching band program. The ensemble was the Colorado Class 5A State Champion in 2021 and earned four consecutive Silver Medals in the subsequent years. The marching band participated in the 2022 Bands of America Grand National Championships and performed in the 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland.

Mr. Tafoya holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Music Education from the University of Northern Colorado, where he was an active hornist in the Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra and served as Drum Major of the Pride of the Rockies Marching Band. He was also a performing member of the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum & Bugle Corps in their 2013 production, Les Misérables. He is currently a doctoral candidate (ABD) in Music Education at the Winters School of Music at William Carey University. His primary mentors include Dr. Richard Mayne, Dr. Kenneth Singleton, Dr. Mark Montemayer, and Dr. Cassandra Weiss.

In addition to his work in schools, Mr. Tafoya serves as Membership Chair for the Colorado Music Educators Association and is a member of the Colorado Bandmasters Association, the American School Band Directors Association, the National Association for Music Education, the American String Teachers Association (Colorado Chapter), and the Colorado Chapter of Phi Beta Mu, the national bandmasters fraternity. He is frequently sought after as an adjudicator and clinician throughout the state for both bands and orchestras. He also imparts leadership skills and conducting techniques to high school students at the annual Command the Field Drum Major & Leadership Summer Camp. Mr. Tafoya has mentored student teachers and is deeply committed to advancing the field of music education through collaboration, leadership development, and support of fellow educators. In 2026, Mr. Tafoya was selected to represent the state of Colorado as on of 50 Music Teachers Who Makes a Difference, an honor recognizing outstanding educators nationwide, featured in the May 2026 issue of SBO+ Magazine.

A Colorado native, Mr. Tafoya resides in Thornton with his wife, Marissa, whom he met during their high school band days, and their newborn daughter. 

Misty Green Cosmos is a violinist, educator, and conductor based in the Denver area. She currently teaches at Westlake Middle School in Broomfield, CO. Misty enjoys working with middle schoolers because of their boundless energy and silliness. Her teaching focuses on instilling students with good practice strategies and the ability to self-critique. Students in Misty's classroom not only learn to play their instruments, but also learn skills such as composition and improvisation, setting them up for success in high school orchestra and beyond!

In addition to her work at Westlake, Misty directs the Mile High Freedom String Orchestra and Symphony in Denver and is the Concertmaster for Flatirons Community Orchestra in Boulder.