Meet Kristi Rosier (Alto Clarinet), Sydney Cumbest (Tuba), and Jason Sansing (Trumpet)

Kristi Rosier (Alto Clarinet), Sydney Cumbest (Tuba), and Jason Sansing (Trumpet) are all from Pascagoula, MS. and graduated from Pascagoula High School. Kristi and Sydney have been bandmates for 39 years. Having attended the same middle school, Jason and Kristi have been bandmates for 41 years. Kristi joined the Pops in 1991, Sydney in 1988-1989, then rejoined in 2021, Jason in 2016.
Jason states, "Wouldn't you agree that, despite experiencing both triumph and tragedy, including the loss of bandmates and mentors, our shared passion for music has created lifelong bonds of friendship similar to those of a family?"
Kristi says that most of her friends are bandmates from past and present. She throughly enjoys being able to make music with the Pops, and considers herself a "lifelong Band Geek."
You can find Tuba Sydney playing with the Dauphin Street Stompers on Saturday mornings in front of Bob's Downtown Diner!