About Us

The Rolla High School Band has a rich tradition of excellence. The Rolla Bands regularly travel around the state of Missouri and the Midwest to perform for music festivals and community events. Additionally, the band has traveled to and performed at:

Disney World in Orlando, Florida
Honolulu, Hawaii for the 90th and 101st annual King Kamehameha parade
The USS Missouri at Pearl Harbor
Missouri Governor's Inauguration Parade
Chicago, IL
San Antonio, TX
Washington, DC
Denver, CO
Indianapolis, IN
Grand Bahama, Island of the Bahamas

Mike Goldschmidt - Director of Bands

Mike Goldschmidt has served as a Band Director at the Rolla Public Schools since 2011. He graduated from Missouri State University in 2011 with a degree in Instrumental Music Education and received his Master's degree and Education Specialist in Educational Technology from the University of Central Missouri in 2017 and 2019 respectively. His current courses include Marching Band, Concert Band, 7th Grade Low Brass, 7th Grade Flute and Saxophone, 8th Grade Band, Junior High Jazz Band, and Audio Engineering 1 and 2. He also greatly enjoys directing the Rolla High School Pep Band. Mr. Goldschmidt maintains professional membership in MSTA, NAfME, MMEA and is serving as the MMEA Central District Band Vice President. Mr. Goldschmidt enjoys running, hiking, biking, and spending time with his wife, Casey and sons, Bennett and Cooper.

You can contact Mr. Goldschmidt through email at mgoldschmidt@rolla31.org

Derek Limback - Associate Director of Bands

Mr. Limback, a native of Warrensburg Missouri, holds both a degree in K-12 Instrumental Music Education as well as a Masters in Music Composition from MSU in Springfield MO. In 23 years of public schools teaching band as well as 5 years serving as the director of Jazz Studies at Missouri S&T he has made a name as an educator, clinician, composer, show designer, drill writer, private instructor, and jazz educator.

Alex Baur - Associate Director of Bands

Mr. Baur is a graduate of the University of Missouri - Columbia and specializes in Percussion. He performed with Marching Mizzou from 2021-2026 playing in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland, and is currently looking forward to marching in the London Band Week parade in London, England this summer! During his time he served as drum major and an avid member of the Mizzou Drumline. In addition to taking part in conducting the University Band, he is a frequent performer with the Mizzou Wind Ensemble including a performance at MMEA. He is also a frequent performer with the Mizzou University Percussion Ensemble including two performances at PASIC and one at MMEA. He marched as a member with Freedom Percussion in 2024. Mr. Baur is from the Lake of the Ozarks where he graduated from Camdenton High School.

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