CENTRAL VIRGINIA WIND SYMPHONY
Upcoming Performances
The 16th Holiday Spectacular! (free and open to the public)
Friday, December 15, 2023 at 8 P.M. at Cosby High School (Chesterfield County)
We look forward to bringing the talents of our local high school musicians back to the stage this holiday season!
About the Wind Symphony
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 20 area schools and members come from the cities of Richmond and Colonial Heights, Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover, Goochland and Stafford counties.
WIND SYMPHONY STAFF
Mike Goldberg, Music Director and Conductor
Don Talley, Operations Manager
David Holley, Concert and Rehearsal Host
Christopher Fens (Manchester HS), Music Coordinator & Rehearsal Host
Hannah Fens, Music Assistant
Gordon Rawls, Rehearsal Host
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"
Musicians Roster - 2023
Woodwinds
FLUTE/PICCOLO
Grace Boak Collegiate
Madison Booker LC Bird
Levi James Thomas Dale
Campbell Jebo Glen Allen
Michael Lusk Maggie Walker
Taylor Trapani Goochland
Nadia Wilt Colonial Forge
Isabelle Wolfe Thomas Dale
OBOE
Nolan Havener Clover Hill
Muzammil Lodi Midlothian
Kate Young Colonial Forge
CLARINET
Julie Blankenship Douglas Freeman
Graysen Dowdy Cosby
Ethan Dumeer Steward
A'mani Ferrell Manchester
Ruby Holley Cosby
Nathan Johnson Cosby
Katelyn Malone Cosby
Ashley McDermott Goochland
Andrew Nguyen Glen Allen
Ella School Douglas Freeman
Peize Wang Maggie Walker
BASS CLARINET
Beckett Rash Thomas Dale
Oliver Schiltz Manchester
BASSOON
Josephine Kronenberg Maggie Walker
Edward Petersen Thomas Dale
Rosie Smith Cosby
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Gabriel Aguilar Manchester
Ivanna DeLeon Casas Colonial Forge
Dilana Fox Monacan
Matthew Mandeville Mills Godwin
Austin Phan Clover Hill
Lindsay Roberts Goochland
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Bilal Ahmad Maggie Walker
Farrah Berry Trinity
Akela Murrell Clover Hill
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Austin Davis Matoaca
Jacari Dillard Cosby
Brass & Percussion
FRENCH HORN
Elena Dewey Goochland
Sam Failla Manchester
Carson Hebner Atlee
Charlotte Hill Maggie Walker
Andrew Nguyen Midlothian
Fortune Wimbush Cosby
TRUMPET
Garrett Andress LC Bird
Darya Banchero Matoaca
Jackson Harry Cosby
Maggie Manson Colonial Forge
Jackson Moffatt Clover Hill
Corey Moore Manchester
Natasha Myers Clover Hill
Eleanor Parsons Douglas Freeman
Orion Solomon Monacan
Jack Spaulding Mills Godwin
TROMBONE
Isaac Atkins Trinity
Aoife Bockford Monacan
Peter Carr Clover Hill
Asa James Thomas Dale
James Miller Manchester
Alexa Navarro Manchester
Phillip Pawlica Colonial Forge
Olivia Pustilnik Douglas Freeman
EUPHONIUM
Claire Manley Glen Allen
Aitana Viarruel Thomas Dale
TUBA
Dara Atkins Atlee
Everett Brewer Goochland
Preston Chandler Monacan
Bessie Nelson Douglas Freeman
Beatrice Shippee Mills Godwin
STRING BASS
Aspen Campbell Henrico
Sophie Bashiom Henrico
PERCUSSION
Connor Cloe Maggie Walker
Martin Hood Colonial Forge
Eva Johnson Highland Springs
Rax Jumadiao Colonial Forge
Sean Larkin Glen Allen
Eleanor Qureshi Collegiate
Daniel Sellers Cosby