Directors
Mr. Alvarado
Hello! My name is Chris Alvarado and I am the Head Band Director at Oak Run Middle School in NBISD. At ORMS I teach the Beginner Percussion, Beginner Trumpet, Jazz Studies, and the ORMS Wind Ensemble.
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I am very excited for this school year and look forward to meeting all of you!
830-629-8524
Mr. Esquivel
Hello! My name is Adrian Esquivel and I am one of the Oak Run Middle School Assistant Band Directors. I am in my sixth year of teaching and being at Oak Run MS. I teach the beginner saxophone, clarinet/bass clarinet, double reeds, and flutes as well as the Honor Band for the 2022-2023 School Year. In addition to teaching at ORMS, I assist with the NBHS Mighty Unicorn Marching Band during the fall season as a Marching/Woodwind Tech. In addition to marching band, I also run the Clarinet and Saxophone Choirs at NBHS.
I attended Texas Lutheran University, Class of 2017, where I received both a Bachelors in Music Education EC-12 and Bachelors in Instrumental Performance (Clarinet Emphasis). While at TLU, I was very involved and performed in several ensembles such as the TLU Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Chamber Orchestra, Contigo Saxophone Quartet, The Five Woodwind Quintet, and Flute Choir.
I am very excited for this school year and look forward to meeting all of you!
830-629-8526
Ms. Holt
Hello! My name is Kendall Holt and I am an Assistant Band Director at Oak Run Middle School! This is going to be my second year as a band director and I am so excited! I teach the beginner French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba as well as the Symphonic Band. In addition to ORMS, I help teach the NBHS Mighty Unicorn Marching Band in the fall and I also teach horn choir in the spring.
I graduated from the Greenwood School of Music at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma where I received a bachelor’s degree in Music Education. While at Oklahoma State, I performed with the university symphonic and concert bands, university horn choir and the Cowboy Marching Band. I served in many leadership roles while in college including section leader for the CMB, principal horn in concert band as well as principal horn in symphonic band. I was also an active member of the band service fraternity known as Kappa Kappa Psi. While in college, I marched mellophone with the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps from 2018 to 2021 and served as a section leader in 2021.
I then joined the visual staff at the Blue Knights for their 2022 season and this past summer I was on the visual staff at the Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps.
830-629-8525
