Mikayla McCommas, a native of Desoto, Texas, is a Doctoral Candidate in Horn Performance at Indiana University 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.