Mikayla McCommas, a native of Desoto, Texas, is a Doctoral Candidate in Horn Performance studying with Jeff Nelsen. She received her Bachelors in Music Education from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. McCommas held the position of 4th horn in the Longview Symphony Orchestra from 2016-2018. She received her MM from Indiana University in 2019, and established the Big Red Horn Club. The BRHC connects the Indiana University horn studios to the community of Bloomington, in hopes to establish collaborations with horn players in and around Southern Indiana. They have performed at several local venues, including nursing homes and local restaurants.  McCommas teaches lessons around Bloomington and Indianapolis, and previously taught several students in East Texas. Her previous instructors include: Karen Houghton, Charles Gavin, Alex Shuhan, Richard Seraphinoff, and Dale Clevenger. She enjoys hanging out at local coffee shops with her husband, Aaron, and reading fiction novels in her freetime.