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Mauricio Castellano is the Percussion Coordinator and Assistant Jazz Director at Pioneer High School in Sharyland ISD, Mission, TX, where he has taught for nine years. He consistently leads students to honors in Region 15 All-Region Bands and Jazz Bands, with his jazz percussionists earning Outstanding Performer Awards at the McAllen and Texas A&M Kingsville Jazz Festivals. Mauricio holds a bachelor’s degree and teaching certificate from Texas A&M Kingsville, where he studied under Randy Fluman and performed at major conventions including TMEA and the College Band Directors National Association. He currently performs with the McAllen Symphonic Band, McAllen All-Star Jazz Band, Valley Symphony Orchestra, and chamber group Unified Percussion Ensemble. Mauricio is also an active clinician, adjudicator, and performer in the Rio Grande Valley and maintains a private percussion studio.