Gordon Janda

Director of Bands

Gordon Janda is entering his first year as the Director of Bands at Tomball High School. His teaching responsibilities include coordinating the Tomball Cougar Pride Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, and Concert Band. Previously, he was the Assistant Director of Bands at Fossil Ridge High School in Keller, TX for five years. His responsibilities included teaching the Symphonic Band, Concert Band 2, and serving as the marching band director. Before that, he was the Assistant Band Director at Dickinson High School for two years, where he taught the marching band, AP Music Theory, Concert Band, and two beginner brass classes. Outside of public education, Mr. Janda teaches brass at the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps. He has previously instructed Tuba for the Blue Stars in 2023, Santa Clara Vanguard from 2020-2022, and low brass at the Mandarins from 2018-2019. His drum corps experience includes marching with the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps from 2011-2016, where he served as section leader for three years and horn sergeant for two. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with his Bachelors in Music Education in 2017. In his time at SFA, he played tuba in the Wind Ensemble for three years and was principal for one. He was also in the Lumberjack Marching Band for three years where he held a position as section leader. Additionally, he served as a member of the Roarin’ Buzzsaws Basketball Band all four years. When he isn’t teaching band or drum corps, he loves hitting the golf course and softball fields with his wife, Alexia, and playing with his three cats, Gabe, Lily, and Stanley. gordonjanda@tomballisd.net

Christopher Rosas

Percussion Director

Mr. Rosas is the newest Director of Percussion at Tomball High School in Tomball, TX. Originally from San Antonio, Texas, he holds a Master's of Music degree in Percussion Performance from the University of Tennessee—where he served as the Graduate Teaching Assistant for the UT Percussion Studio—and a Bachelor's of Music degree in Music Education from Texas Lutheran University. Prior to his time in Tennessee, he served as the full-time percussion specialist for William H. Taft High School under Jeremy Chapman, a 6A school in San Antonio. In this role, he provided daily masterclass sessions, taught private lessons, led a 6th-grade beginning percussion class, coached percussion ensembles, and served as the Front Ensemble Coordinator for the Raider Marching Band. An accomplished performer from his early years, Mr. Rosas earned gold medals with 5points Independent Percussion at TCGC and TECA Championships, while also competing as a WGI World Finalist at the prestigious Dayton Arena. His competitive marching history also includes gold medals with the Wagner High School Band in the US Bands circuit and a 1st place medal as a Bands of America competitor at the Super Regional level. His impressive collegiate career included roles as Principal Percussionist and Timpanist in top ensembles at multiple universities. He performed with the University of Tennessee Wind Ensemble at the 2024 and 2025 CBDNA (College Band Directors National Association) conference and at the Tennessee Music Educators Association in spring 2024. Mr. Rosas was also a member of Ensemble Knox, the premier percussion ensemble at the University of Tennessee performing demanding contemporary percussion works that utilize 21st century techniques not commonly found in the typical university percussion ensemble level. A pinnacle achievement came in 2021 when he was selected for the National Intercollegiate Band, performing Alex Shapiro's "SUSPENDED" at the DeVos Performance Hall alongside elite collegiate musicians ranging from undergraduate to doctoral candidates. Most recently, Mr. Rosas was selected as a solo masterclass performer/clinician for the 50th annual Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC 2025) to present his research on the Riq (Middle Eastern tambourine). His performance and clinic, "Exploring the Rich Heritage and Techniques of the Riq," will be showcased under the Education FUNdamentals pedagogy committee at the Indiana Convention Center this coming November. Mr. Rosas enjoys life outside of music with his wife Maddie, having welcomed their first child, Charlotte Rosas, in April 2025. The Rosas family can often be found cheering for Tennessee sports or entertaining their adventurous mixed dachshunds, Lacey and Trevor. We look forward to this journey at Tomball High School and are thrilled to join the Cougar family! For more information on Mr. Rosas, please feel free to visit his website at chrisrosaspercussion.com

Conner Adams

Color Guard Director

Conner Adams is starting his 5th year as Colorguard Director with the Tomball HS band. Mr. Adams has led the Winter Guard to compete at State Competitions every year earning Silver and Gold in their categories! Conner has been a performer in the activity since 2012 and has since performed with programs such as Carolina Crown, The Boston Crusaders, and Paramount Winterguard. Conner has worked with groups at all levels of the activity throughout the country and most recently spent his summer on staff with the Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps. He is highly dedicated to the success of the Tomball Hs band program and is absolutely thrilled to be a member of our team. Mr. Adams can be reached by email at conneradams@tomballisd.net