Dr. Quintus F. Wrighten, Jr.

Director of Bands

Bio coming soon.

Adrienne Cocco

Assistant Director of the MGCCC Bands

Ms. Adrienne Cocco is a native of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. She was previously a band director for the Long Beach School District and is in her 7th year of teaching. In 2016, she graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelors Degree in Music Education. In 2021, she graduated from William Carey with a Masters Degree in Music Education. During her time at USM, she also studied trumpet performance with Jason Bergman and performed at National Trumpet Competition in 2015.

Her musical performance background includes Little Shop of Horrors, Sweeny Todd, Cinderella, and Legally Blonde. Ms. Cocco has performed in various places such as Australia, Carnegie Hall, Seattle, Canada, Chicago, and Hawaii.

She has a private trumpet lesson studio on the Gulf Coast and has been teaching trumpet privately for 16 years. Her students have made a variety of prestigious ensembles such as the Mississippi Lions All-State Band, the GCBDA Honor Band, All-South Honor Band, MSU Honor Band, the U.S Army All American Marching Band, and various Drum and Bugle Corps.

She is very excited to be a part of the faculty at MGCCC and looks forward to working with the Band of Gold.