Originally from ʻAhualoa, Hawai’i, raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Misa Womack is an active performer and educator in the Boston area. Throughout her career, Misa has performed with the Wonder Horns (DFW), Big Daddy Band (DFW), New England Yankees Jazz Band (MA), Boston University Wind Ensemble, Boston University Symphony Orchestra, Texas Tech Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Texas Tech Symphony Orchestra, Texas Tech Jazz Ensemble, Texas Tech Contemporary Music Ensemble, and the Collegium Musicum Ensemble (Lubbock).

Beyond large ensembles, Misa is an accomplished chamber musician. As a member of the Hub City Brass Quintet, she was a finalist at the Coltman Chamber Music Festival (2020). In the Texas Tech Red Raiders Dozen, she participated as a featured ensemble in the International Trombone Festival (2019 and 2022) as well as the Texas Music Educators Association Convention (2020). Most recently, Misa participated in and coordinated the Boston University Women’s Brass Sextet to travel to and compete at the International Women’s Brass Festival in Mito, Japan, where they placed third overall in the Ginger Turner Ensemble Competition (2024).

As a soloist, she has participated in masterclasses with Abbie Conant, Megumi Kanda, Carsten Svanberg, Dave Begnoche, Jim Markey, Don Lucas, Matt Wright, Matt Guilford, and Angel Subero.

Misa’s primary goal is to pursue opportunities that support her most treasured educational pedagogy; you must first be a good musician to be a good educator. She remains devoted to teaching as she pursues her graduate degrees. While at Boston University, she held a Teaching Assistantship with the Boston University Athletic Bands department. She also actively teaches private lessons both in-person and virtually.

Prior to attending graduate school, Misa was granted the opportunity to complete her practical training in Frisco, Texas (2022). While there, she student taught at Lebanon Trail High School (LTHS) and Clark Middle School. Misa was privileged to work with the LTHS Band as they achieved unanimous superior ratings at every contest and finished the season as the 5A Runner up in their area marching contest. At Clark Middle School, one of the most honored middle school band programs in Texas, she spent her time in the 6th grade classrooms co-instructing beginner instrument classes.

For the past four years, Misa has served as an instructor of trombone for Texas Tech’s Band and Orchestra camp. She holds a Bachelor or Music with EC-12 Certification from Texas Tech University (2022), a Master’s of Music from Boston University (2025), and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Music at Indiana University. Her principle teachers are Brittany Lasch, Don Lucas, James Decker, and Alexander Theiss.