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Rachel Henry graduated in 2022 from Wiregrass Ranch High School. She now attends the University of South Florida to earn a degree in Information Technology. Throughout high school, Rachel was in percussion with her main instruments being the vibraphone and the marimba. Rachel participated in both FMBC and FFCC. She was part of the 2019 marching show “Red X” that earned first place in class 4A. She also received two third place medals in 2019 and 2021 for indoor percussion.
Rachel has served on the Cypress Creek Bands staff since 2022 to teach the front ensemble. During the 2023 indoor season, Rachel assisted the Indoor Percussion ensemble in a 4th place Scholastic AA finish, taking the title for 1st place visual effect and 2nd place music effect. She also helped Cypress earn a repeat 4th place finish in 2024.
Ms. Michaela Ganser
Color Guard
Michaela Ganser graduated class of 2024 from Oviedo High School. She currently is a student at the University of Central Florida, where she is currently pursuing an Emerging Media BFA with a focus in Graphic Design.
While in High School, Michaela was a member of the OHS Marching Lions Colorguard from 2020-2023, where she earned 1st place in 4A, 3rd place overall, and overall Best Colorguard at FFCC Outdoor Finals in 2023. She also earned Best Colorguard at FMBC Championships in 2021 and 2022. Michaela was also an active member in Oviedo Hich School’s Varsity Winterguard from 2021-2024, where she is a 3 time Open Class State Champion (2022-2024), and a 3 time finalist at WGI World Championships. She placed top 5 in Dayton in 2022 and 2023. Michaela joined Infinity Percussion in 2025 as a member of their World Class Visual Ensemble where they scored a 95.825, a program record, and earned them a 5th place finish.
Brenden Dozier is a 2020 graduate of Wiregrass Ranch High School. He currently attends Pasco-Hernando State College where he is working on his AA. Brenden was a member of the WRHS Marching Bulls Drumline for the 2018 and 2019 seasons winning 4A state champions in 2019. He was also a member of the WRHS Indoor Percussion Ensemble from 2018 to 2020.
Brenden currently marches with Infinity percussion having marched Bass drum with Infinity 3 in 2022 and Visual Ensemble with Infinity 2 in 2023 & 2024. In 2025, Brenden marched his age-out season with Infinity 2 on cymbals. Brenden has previously taught at WRHS for the 2023 season where they won another 4A state championship and second place in percussion and began working with Cypress Creek in 2024. Brenden is currently the battery percussion caption head for the BoC.
Mr. Ivan Echevarria
Percussion
Iván Echevarria graduated in 2023 from Cypress Creek High School. He is now attending Hillsborough Community College to obtain a degree in Psychology and a minor in Music Education. His area of expertise is High Battery such as Snare drum and Tenor drums.
Iván’s marching experience ranges from Cypress Creek Marching Band ‘19-‘23 and Cypress Creek Indoor ‘22-‘23, his senior show being “Invictus” which placed 4th at FFCC Championships ‘novice’ class. Iván has participated in WGI independent Open Class in 2024 and 2025 with Siege Percussion, and medalled this past season with said ensemble.
Tyler Perrault (b. 2000) is an American composer located in Tampa, Florida. Known for his blending of popular music and contemporary classical, Tyler fuses many different styles of music that reach everywhere from American blues, to heavy metal, to minimalism, to serialism. Since the start of his composing career, Tyler has had premieres of many works of various sizes and styles. His educational band pieces have been played by bands across Florida, and many chamber works have seen their premieres during this time. Tyler completed his bachelor’s in music composition at the University of South Florida. Tyler has studied composition under Joshua Hobbs, Paul Reller, Baljinder Sekhon, and Benjamin Whiting.
Perrault previously taught elementary music at East Zephyrhills Elementary and was recently brought on as Director of Bands and Orchestras at Cypress Creek Middle School. Additionally, he maintains an active teaching schedule and has been invited to work with High School bands as a composer and guest conductor.
