CENTRAL VIRGINIA WIND SYMPHONY STAFF

Mike Goldberg, Music Director
Don Talley, Operations Manager

Christopher Fens (Manchester HS), Rehearsal Host & Equipment
Robert Gillette (Colonial Forge HS), Music
Jimmy Pennington (Deep Run 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.  Mike recruits the membership and puts together the programs, while Don arranges the performance locations and makes sure the necessary equipment will be there.
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. 

​HOLIDAY 2019 ROSTER

FLUTE/PICCOLO
Erin Clark                             Goochland
Mckenna Connelly            Colonial Forge
Kirsten Economou             Atlee
Breanna Goode                 Goochland
Brittany Martinez-Castro  LC Bird
Annabelle Short                 Colonial Forge
Savannah Stone                 Midlothian
Emily Toler                          Douglas Freeman

OBOE

Tyler Gruca                         Atlee
Caroline Pearson              Colonial Forge
Abby Silvis                          Glen Allen

CLARINET
Rose Bustamante             Manchester
Madelyn Fens                    Manchester

Minsol Kim                         Deep Run
Abby Kupstas                     Douglas Freeman
Angel Lewis                        Manchester
Shuermain Lewis              Colonial Forge
James Livesay                    Colonial Forge
Madeline Little                  Colonial Heights
Nicole Simpson                 Colonial Forge
Phoebe Somohano          Colonial Forge
Emily Terlizzi                     Colonial Forge
Will Wenger                       Atlee    
Ashley Whitehouse          Atlee
Edward Zhang                   Mills Godwin

BASS CLARINET
Delaney Baratka              Atlee
Micah Bruce                     Thomas Dale
Christian Norrell              Clover Hill
Andrew Russell                Douglas Freeman

CONTRABASS CLARINET
Savannah Moody             Thomas Dale

BASSOON
Kara Fens                          Manchester
Trey Solomon                   Steward
Spencer Werneth            Glen Allen

ALTO SAXOPHONE
Neil Baptiste                    LC Bird
Christopher Guzman-Monroy  Thomas Dale
Lauryn Jones                   Manchester
Olivia Mack                      Powhatan
Gage McDonnell             Goochland
Tyrique Payne                 Colonial Heights
Rithwik Raman                 JR Tucker

TENOR SAXOPHONE
Grace Braughton            Manchester
Joshua Pointer                 Matoaca
DeShawn Threatts          Glen Allen

BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Alyssa Patterson             LC Bird

FRENCH HORN
Jacob Bass                       Monacan
Alex Hardie                      Colonial Forge
William Keene                 Thomas Dale
Maggie Kirk                      Cosby
Collin Lesko                      Atlee
Patrick Wood                   Colonial Forge

TRUMPET
Kristen Adams                   Matoaca
Mason Davis                     LC Bird
Philip Dickey                      Colonial Heights
Andrew Eastep                 Collegiate
Leah Homan                      Atlee
Chris Lubinski                   Colonial Forge
Felipe Martinez                 Monacan
Adelaide Meade                Powhatan
Izzy Panek                          Cosby

TROMBONE
Nicholas Dancey               Thomas Dale
Caleb Hepburn                  Thomas Dale
Nathan Jones                     Colonial Forge
Karen-Elaine Kay               Clover Hill
Jaedyn Lee                          Monacan
PJ Morrissey                       Monacan
Noah Renfroe                    Homeschool
John Wade                          Lee-Davis

EUPHONIUM
Aiden Bohannon                Colonial Forge
Colin Godwin                      Douglas Freeman
John Jackson                       Colonial Heights
Sam Krieg                            Mills Godwin
Benjamin Kuhn                  Cosby

TUBA

Jalen Baine                          Cosby
Victoria Galdamez              Midlothian
Allyson Gimore                   Colonial Heights
Zikeria Gray                         Thomas Dale
Rosie Morris                        Homeschool
Humberto Negrini             Thomas Dale

PERCUSSION
Alysia Alexander                Lee-Davis
Soleil Garnett                     Monacan
Harrison Gelber                 Steward
Alyssa Hancock                  Manchester
Sam McCrowell                  Clover Hill
Brianna Velasco                 Lee-Davis

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 to eighty 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 done, remembering Voltaire's words: "Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need"

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

The 16th Annual Holiday Spectacular
December 2020

PAST PERFORMANCES

December 2019 Holiday Spectacular
(performances at Regency Mall & Camp Concert Hall at the Modlin Center for the Arts)
Mike Goldberg, conductor
Kevin Taylor, xylophone

December 2018 Holiday Spectacular
(performances at Virginia Center Commons and Manchester High School)
Mike Goldberg, conductor
Rex Richardson, trumpet

December 2017 Holiday Spectacular
(performances at Virginia Center Commons and the Oates Theater at the Collegiate School)
Mike Goldberg, conductor
Michael Lowenstern, bass clarinet

CENTRAL VIRGINIA WIND SYMPHONY

MIKE GOLDBERG
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