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Mr. Robert M. Madrid - Music education/band director
Mr. Robert M. Madrid - Music education/band director
Mr. Robert M. Madrid is the Director of Music Education for Washington Unified School District and Director of Bands at Washington Union High School. Mr. Madrid has been teaching for 20years. He spent his first 7 years at Terronez Middle School in Fresno, CA. While at Terronez, his bands consistently earned Unanimous Superior ratings at CMEA festivals including the CMEA State Band and Orchestra Festival in 2014. Mr. Madrid led the Band Program at Edison High School from 2014-2017. During his time at Edison, the band consistently earned Unanimous Superior ratings at CMEA festivals and several grand sweepstakes awards at NCBA marching band competitions. Mr. Madrid has been the Band Director at Washington Union High School since 2017. Since then the band has earned numerous parade sweepstakes awards as well as CMEA Unanimous Superior ratings. In 2022 and 2025 the band was accepted to be a participant in the Hollywood Christmas Parade. Robert Madrid is also the founder and conductor of the Easton Wind Ensemble, a community band for directors, advanced high school students, community members and alumni.
Mr. Madrid graduated from Tokay High School in Lodi, CA in 2001 and received his Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Fresno State in 2005. Robert Madrid obtained his Master of Music degree from the American Band College of Sam Houston State University in 2013. Mr. Madrid was awarded the Outstanding Young Band Director Award from the Northern California Band Association in 2015 and the Band Director of the year in 2025. In 2019 he served as the conductor for the Bakersfield City School District Middle School/Junior High Honor Band. In 2023 Mr. Madrid was named a Washington Unified School District Bright Spot for his dedication to students and excellence is education. Mr. Madrid serves as an adjudicator for California Music Educators Association and Northern California Band Association. Mr. Madrid resides in Fresno, CA with his wife Mattie Madrid and sons, Elias and Giovanni.
Ms. Yasmine Brackens - District Director of Percussion, Music Teacher West Fresno Elementary School
Ms. Yasmine Brackens has been the Director of Percussion Studies for Washington Unified School District in Easton, California where she teaches concert percussion fundamentals to students in grades 5-12 since 2017. She is also teaching General Music at West Fresno Elementary School. During her time in WUSD, she has completely transformed the percussion program to ensure all students leave the program as well rounded percussionists. Under her direction, the American Union Percussion Ensemble and the Washington Union High School Percussion Ensemble have won numerous accolades, including Unanimous Superior ratings at festivals and placing 1st at numerous Winter Percussion competitions.
Ms. Brackens attended California State University, Fresno and studied percussion under Dr. Matthew Darling. While attending Fresno State Ms. Brackens has performed in nearly every ensemble offered to her which includes the Wind Orchestra, under the direction of Gary P. Gilroy, the Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Thomas Lowenhein, and the Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Matthew Darling. Ms. Brackens has also been a member of DCI and WGI ensembles. She is an alumni of the Eta Omega chapter of the National Honorary Band Sorority, Tau Beta Sigma. Ms. Brackens currently serves on the Board of Directors for the California Band Directors Association (CBDA) as the Student Host.
Ms. Brackens was born and raised in Fresno, Ca where she still resides. She graduated from Edison High School in 2009. In her spare time she enjoys playing and managing percussion sections for various community and summer bands in the Fresno/Clovis area, playing games on her nintendo switch, spending time with her fiance as well as being a turtle mom to her two aquatic turtles, Nugget and Squirtle.
Mr. Henry Juarez
Assistant Band Director/Music Electives
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Ms. Cambria DerTorosian - District Percussion Instructor
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Mr. Fuechi Xiong - Marching Percussion Caption Head
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Mr. Cody Kong - Logistics Coordinator
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