CENTRAL VIRGINIA WIND SYMPHONY
Upcoming Performances
The 17th Holiday Spectacular
TUNE IN ON TV OR RADIO!
RADIO - VPM Music - 93.1 and 107.3 FM in central Virginia or streaming online at vpm.org
Sunday, December 22nd from 6pm until 7pm
Wednesday, December 25th from 5pm until 6pm
TV - WTVR-CBS 6
Saturday, December 28th from 8pm until 9pm
(this broadcast repeats on digital channel 6.3 at 9pm and 10pm)
You can watch the television broadcast from our 2023 holiday concert presented by CBS 6 here:
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 - 2024
Woodwinds
FLUTE/PICCOLO
Grace Boak Collegiate
Madison Booker LC Bird
Campbell Jebo Glen Allen
Phoebe Parker Goochland
Nadia Wilt Colonial Forge
Isabelle Wolfe Thomas Dale
OBOE
Orion Mathews Clover Hill
Coston Pritchett Clover Hill
Campbell Underwood Manchester
CLARINET
Julie Blankenship Douglas Freeman
Izabella Bojorquez Manchester
Sophia Clouse Cosby
Claire Doty Colonial Forge
Bradley Edwards Monacan
Vincent Guo Clover Hill
Jaela Halderman Manchester
Ruby Holley Cosby
Ryan Johnson Midlothian
Ashley McDermott Goochland
Zoey Nguyen Glen Allen
Jacob Schenkein Deep Run
Ella School Douglas Freeman
Sammie Styles Clover Hill
Maryam Surani Mills Godwin
BASS CLARINET
Kyley Layne Cosby
Oliver Schiltz Manchester
BASSOON
Grayson Bott Midlothian
Fisher Coons Clover Hill
Rosie Smith Cosby
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Aspen Campbell Henrico
Daniel Griffon Douglas Freeman
Meadow Preau Atlee
Lindsay Roberts Goochland
Destiny Veasna Manchester
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Joshua Dalton Atlee
Elise Williams Atlee
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Kash Aylor LC Bird
Davis Hollister Mills Godwin
Brass & Percussion
FRENCH HORN
Elena Dewey Goochland
Joshua Fleming Douglas Freeman
Rylan Mueller-Allan Midlothian
Andrew Nguyen Midlothian
Valerie Thomas Cosby
Fortune Wimbush Cosby
TRUMPET
Garrett Andress LC Bird
Sophia Goff Clover Hill
Beckett Hines Douglas Freeman
Addie Knitter Douglas Freeman
Cooper Mallory Cosby
Eleanor Parsons Douglas Freeman
Jonathan Torres Manchester
Matt Tucker Deep Run
Judah Wingard Colonial Forge
TROMBONE
Isaac Atkins Trinity
Jose Hernandez Mills Godwin
Shelby Kapinskis Cosby
Charles Lim-Williams Colonial Forge
Sam Miller Glen Allen
Alexa Navarro Manchester
Joseph Neely Mills Godwin
Olivia Pustilnik Douglas Freeman
EUPHONIUM
Alexander Kurgan Deep Run
Chimechetam Okidi Cosby
Mason Riviello Glen Allen
Wyatt Schmitz Clover Hill
TUBA
Peter Bonacci Midlothian
Everett Brewer Goochland
Myles Crosby Thomas Dale
Matthew Fens Manchester
Jack Garrity Douglas Freeman
Jacob Poore Glen Allen
Kyler Richards Colonial Forge
PERCUSSION
Jonathan Boak Collegiate
Cara Forlin Douglas Freeman
Sarry Jaber Glen Allen
Rax Jumadiao Colonial Forge
Madelyn Neumann Midlothian
Maddox Salay Thomas Dale
Losha Tucker Midlothian