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Spring 2013 Roster
PICCOLO
Haley Shaw, Mills Godwin
FLUTE
Julia Gallini, Clover Hill
Sophie Choi, Deep Run
Emily Shull, Douglas Freeman
Nzinga Martineau, Glen Allen
John Moore, James River
Leah Taylor, Midlothian
OBOE
Lillian Tan, Deep Run
Hayden Gann, Manchester
CLARINET
Sarah Anderson, Deep Run
Allison Satterwhite, Lee-Davis
Ann Clark Little, Deep Run
Zachary King, Maggie Walker
Claire Brunner, Douglas Freeman
Maggie Williams, Glen Allen
Julie von Gemmingen, Lee-Davis
Simon Lee, Matoaca
Jacob Sanford, Hanover
Shane Allin, Douglas Freeman
Evan Leibowitz, Douglas Freeman
Nicole Kreynus, Lee-Davis
Annie Polek, Lee-Davis
BASS CLARINET
Isabel Rose, Douglas Freeman
Shelly Pearce, Deep Run
BASSOON
Allison Harkness, Midlothian
Meghan Fens, Manchester
Tony Lancaster, Manchester
Harrison Fang, Deep Run
Allison Winterbotham, Lee-Davis
Charlotte Howell, Hanover
JC Wright, Mills Godwin
Drew Houck, Hanover
Ben Brandt, Hanover
Morgan Barnes, Highland Springs
Chris Isabelle, Atlee
Stuart Rowan, James River
Abbie Allison, Goochland
Matthew Barger, Atlee
Raleigh Browne, Maggie Walker
Eli Golub, Patrick Henry
Andrew Azdell, Mills Godwin
Daniel Ruwe, Mills Godwin
Taylor Williams, Mills Godwin
Matthew Culver, Manchester
Rachel Harrison, Manchester
Bradley Simmons, Huguenot
Jonathan Hale, Deep Run
Thomas Beam, Deep Run
TROMBONE
Kyle Respass, Hanover
Jocelyn Rovniak, Deep Run
Connor Allin, Douglas Freeman
Will Prillaman, Deep Run
Willy Wolz, Manchester
Sicily Williams, Manchester
EUPHONIUM
Ted Frederick, James River
Foster Grubbs, Hanover
James Hartsell, Deep Run
Craig Quillian, Manchester
Bobby Stepp, Glen Allen
Max Wiggins, James River
Allison Parcell, Hanover
Amanda Nolan, Atlee
Nicholas Dabney, Hanover
Nicholas Linnell, Midlothian
Wyatt Tinsley, Matoaca
Nick Skoff, Matoaca
Declan Prendergast, Deep Run
Alex Robbins, Deep Run
Keval Bhatt, LC Bird
Nathaniel Andrews, Hanover
Johnathan Wheeler, Matoaca
Photos from our 2008 Holiday Spectacular, with special guest Al Regni (saxophone):
Photos courtesy of Julie Plotz
More audio samples below (scroll down!)
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
Friday, May 10th at 7:00 P.M.
Short Pump Town Center
Mike Goldberg, Conductor
Al Regni, Saxophone
Sunday, May 12th at 3:00 P.M.
Stony Point Fashion Park
Mike Goldberg, Conductor
Jacob Mertz, Saxophone
Tony Booth, Host from Big Oldies 107-3
Program for both concerts:
Texidor: Amparito Roca
Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite
Ticheli: An American Elegy
Robert W. Smith: Encanto
Jerry Nowak: Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone & Band
Anderson: Clarinet Candy
Schonberg: Selections from Les Miserables
Gershwin: Someone to Watch Over Me
Shostakovich: Galop
Al Regni is presently the principal saxophonist with the New York Philharmonic. Symphonic appearances have also included the orchestras of Leningrad, Odessa, St. Petersburg, Israel, Baltimore, Los Angeles, The National Symphony ( Washington, D.C.) and Rotterdam, Holland.
Al is an active participant in music for television, recordings
and film and was recipient of a Gold Record and Grammy recognition for
his work on the television series Twin Peaks. He has played on the
soundtracks for over 40 major motion pictures and has recorded a vast
array of music from Classical, Chamber, Jazz, Pop, and over 20 Original
Broadway Cast Albums as a concert and studio musician in New York City.
The acclaimed TV documentary of West Side Story conducted by Leonard
Bernstein with Kiri Te Kanawa and Jose Carreras features him as
principal solo clarinetist.
Al currently teaches at the University of Maryland and Virginia Commonwealth University.
WIND SYMPHONY STAFF
Mike Goldberg, Music Director
Don Talley, Operations Manager
Allen Hall (Glen Allen HS), Henrico County Coordinator
Emily Oyan (LC Bird HS), Chesterfield County Coordinator
Paul Rozecki (Atlee HS), Hanover County Coordinator
Frank Sampson (JR Tucker HS), Rehearsal Host
Rob Blankenship (Douglas Freeman HS), Rehearsal Host
Keith Cottrill (James River HS), Rehearsal Host
The Central Virginia Wind Symphony made its debut in the fall of 2005, led by Music Director Mike Goldberg and Operations Manager Don Talley. The ensemble is comprised of the most talented high school musicians in the Central Virginia. While Mike recruits the membership and puts together the programs, Don arranges the performance locations and makes sure the necessary equipment will be there. Candace Morgan (an alumnus) generously helps rehearsals and concerts run smoothly.
The Wind Symphony is represented by over 25 area schools and members come from the cities of Richmond and Colonial Heights, Henrico, Chesterfield and Hanover Counties.
AUDIO SAMPLES
"The Fairest of the Fair" by J.P. Sousa (Dec. 2011)
"Sleigh Ride" by Leroy Anderson (Dec. 2011)
Selections from "Wicked" (Dec. 2011)
"Aventura" by James Swearingen" (Jan. 2010)
Highlights from "Mamma Mia" (Dec. 2009)
Highlights from "The Music Man" (May 2009)
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Dec. 2008)
Al Regni, guest saxophone soloist
From our inaugural season! (Dec. 2005)
"Washington Post" march by John Philip Sousa
OUR MISSION
The Central Virginia Wind Symphony strives to spotlight the best young musicians in the region. We will give the people of Central Virginia opportunities to see and hear these gifted students in live performances.
Prior to each concert season, band directors in high schools from the region are asked to submit recommendations for Wind Symphony membership. While musical excellence is an important criteria for nomination, we also look for students with a strong sense of responsibility and outstanding work ethic. The result is a roster of approximately seventy young people from all across the area, working together to entertain and impress local audiences.
The goals of the Central Virginia Wind Symphony are simple:
- To help foster positive working relationships between students of varied geographic and cultural backgrounds
- To assist in building a degree of professionalism and responsibility in the student members
- To strengthen local awareness of the potential and abilities our regional music education departments have created
- To instill in the students the pride of accomplishment in hard work well don, remembering Voltaire's words: "Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need"
