Ada Brooks

About Ada

Ada Brooks is an award-winning euphonium player who joined the West Point Band in 2024. Before securing her position with the West Point Band, Brooks served as a member of the Air National Guard Band of the Southwest and the Dallas Brass Band, while also maintaining a studio of more than 30 private lesson students. She has found success in a variety of international competitions, including winning first place in the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Student Competition, first place in the International Women's Brass Conference Mock Audition, and second place in the International Euphonium Tuba Festival Artist Solo Competition. She was named the hireable runner-up in an audition with the U.S. Air Force Band and won an audition with the U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America.

Originally hailing from Montana, her love of the euphonium brought her across the country at the age of 16 to complete her high school education at the Interlochen Arts Academy. She went on to graduate summa cum laude from the University of North Texas, where she earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees in euphonium performance under the tutelage of Dr. Brian Bowman and Dr. David Childs.

In her free time, Brooks enjoys rock climbing, mountain biking with her dog, and camping in her homemade teardrop trailer.