Staff

Brad Hudson has been the Director of Bands at the Kirksville R-III School District since 2007.  Brad graduated from Kirksville High School in 1995 and attended Culver-Stockton College to pursue a degree in music.  After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Culver-Stockton, Brad was selected as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Kansas State University in Manhattan.  He graduated in 2001 with a Master of Music Degree emphasizing in education and conducting. 

He started his teaching career at Leeton R-X School District in 2001.  During his six year tenure at Leeton, Brad’s band’s consistently received Superior and Excellent Ratings at the MSHSAA State Music Festival. The involvement of students was also very high in MSHSAA Solo and Ensemble District and State Music Festival, WCMMEA District Band Auditions, and in the Golden Valley Conference.  The numbers in the Leeton R-X Band grew during his time and the program is still strong today.  

In 2007, Brad left Leeton to become the Director of Bands at the Kirksville R-III School District.  Kirksville Band has a strong presence in the NEMMEA District Honor Band and Honorable Mention Band and in recent years, Kirksville has also been represented in the Missouri All-State Band. Kirksville students are highly involved in the MSHSAA District Solo and Ensemble Festival and the MSHSAA State Solo and Ensemble Festival.  The Kirksville R-III Bands consistently earn Superior Ratings at the MSHSAA State Large Ensemble Festival.  

Brad is very involved with the Kirksville R-III Teacher’s Association.  He served as a building representative for a few years before serving as President in 2011 and 2016.  In 2014 Brad was selected as the Kirksville R-III Teacher of the Year.

Brad has also been a MSHSAA Festival Manager for District 19 since 2008.  He has managed District Solo and Ensemble Festival as well as the State Large Ensemble Festival at both Hannibal-LaGrange University and Kirksville High School.   He also served on the MSHSAA Advisory Council from 2014-2017. 

He is currently the Missouri Bandmasters Association President-Elect and All State Band Coordinator.  

Within the Kirksville community, Brad has served on the Kirksville Arts Center Board of Directors, is an Elder at Countryside Christian Church, and he is the founding director of the Kirksville Community Band.  

Brad and his wife Stacie have been married since 2001 and have 3 children:  Laura, Lillian, and Lee.

Color Guard

Valorie Bolle is the Color Guard Instructor with the Kirksville Marching Band.  She was the music teacher at Linn County School District in Purdin, MO for six years.  Besides with the color guard, Valorie has also been a Parents as Teachers Educator at the Kirksville Early Childhood Learning Center.   She is now teaching Kindergarten through Second Grade Music at Kirksville Primary School.

Alec Lamb

Percussion Instruction

Alec Lamb is a percussion student at Truman State University, pursuing his Master’s of Arts in Education in music. Mr. Lamb graduated from Truman State University in May of 2022, with a BA degree in Music (Pre-Certification) and a BM degree in Music Performance (Percussion). While at Truman, Mr. Lamb performed with Wind Symphony I, Truman State Symphony Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble, Statesmen Marching Band, Truman Steel, and Uncommon Practice. In addition to academic ensembles, he has performed with the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps and the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps. Mr. Lamb teaches the Kirksville High School percussion section, overseeing the drumline and concert percussion ensembles.

Emily Zuber

Marching Band Assistant

Emily Zuber is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Education degree at Truman State University.  She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in flute performance from Truman State University, where she studied with Dr. Julianna Moore.  While completing her undergraduate and graduate studies in flute performance, Zuber was an active member of Wind Symphony One, the University Symphony Orchestra, Uncommon Practice, and the Truman State University flute quartet.  During her time at Truman, Zuber was selected to be a member of the 2017 Missouri All-Collegiate Orchestra.  She received honorable mention in the undergraduate woodwind division of the 2017 MMTA competition and was selected as the winner of the graduate woodwind division of the 2020 MMTA competition.  Additionally, Zuber was the winner of the 2018 Gold Medal Concerto Competition the 2020 Wind Symphony Concerto Competition at Truman State University.