About the Director

Andrew Holcombe is in his fifteenth year of teaching, and first at West Middle School in Cherry Creek School District where he teaches band, jazz band, and guitar. Mr. Holcombe is excited to continue and expand the tradition of excellence at West. 

In his previous position the Concert and Jazz bands consistently earned Superior ratings at festivals, the band program consistently earned the prestigious CBA Exemplary Band Award, and the Jazz Band was selected to perform at the CMEA Clinic/Conference in 2023.

Mr. Holcombe is an active participant in the music education community. He is a member of the Colorado Bandmasters Association (CBA) where he currently serves on the board as the Middle School Representative and as a member of the Concert Band Committee, the Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA) where he served as a District Representative, the American School Band Directors Association (ASBDA), and Phi Beta Mu (PBM). Mr. Holcombe has presented multiple times at both the CBA and CMEA annual conventions. In 2019 Andrew received the "Outstanding Young Bandmaster" award from PBM.

As a clinician, Andrew has adjudicated the CBA Middle School Band Festival (2026) and the Poudre School District Jazz Festival (2023). Mr. Holcombe has also served as the clinician for honor bands across the state including the Western Slope Middle School Select Band (2023) and Jazz Band (2025), the Pueblo All City Band (2026), and the Collegiate Peaks Honor Jazz Band (2026). He was the Band Director for the 2025 Middle School Summer Music Academy at CU Boulder.

Prior to West, Mr. Holcombe taught at Euclid Middle School in Littleton, Creighton Middle and the Lakewood Area Elementary Schools (grades 5-8) in Jefferson County, and started his teaching career at University Schools in Greeley, CO.  He received both his bachelor’s (2012 - BME) and master’s (2016 - MM) degrees from the University of Northern Colorado (GO BEARS!).

Outside of the classroom, Andrew loves spending time with his wife, Kyla, and their three kids, Lilja (7), Elsie (5), and Taika (2) along with their two cats, Ellie and Ash. He enjoys connecting with family and friends, spending time outside cycling, hiking, or running, playing music, seeing live performances and playing games.

You can reach out anytime at aholcombe@cherrycreekschools.org