The Hanover Wind Symphony’s members are from the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area and represent many professional backgrounds. Approximately half are professional music educators and the rest have a diverse set of occupations including business executives, teachers and engineers to name a few. The musicians’ average tenure is 15 years, with one-third having tenures of 20 years or more. All of the musicians are selected by audition and are strongly committed to volunteering their time and talents to the group.
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FLUTE/PICCOLO
Ellen Bloemeke
Xavier Bonilla
Amanda Corujo
Drusilla Gaffney *
Crystal Heart
Barbara Hutchins
Mindy Kahn +
Ruth Pace
Leslie Pruess
KarenBeth Wilderotter
OBOE
Karen Cavaliere *
Lynn Grice
ENGLISH HORN
Karen Cavaliere
BASSOON
Dona Byers
Dominic Dell Antonia
Hailey Riccardo
Elaine Schlatter *+
Joanne Willans
CLARINET
Tom Burtnett
Dimitry Chernavsky
Peter D’Angelo
Joe Elliott
Karen Ford
Ed Goellner
Peter Grice
Maria Komoroski
Rebecca Mongioj
Vincent Rufino +
Carlyn Smith *
BASS CLARINET
George Estes
Hayley Wilderotter
CONTRABASS CLARINET
George Estes
SOPRANO SAXOPHONE
Alvin Scott
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Alvin Scott *
Margaret Sodt
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Ed Abelew
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Russell Ford
TRUMPET
Richard Barrieres
Charles Christine
David Gallagher
Carolyn Masi *
Ester Musilli
Michael Palma
Leon Pooran
Justin Rothstein
Len Stern +
Bill Trusheim +
HORN
Kevin Bidwell
Laurel Cousineau
Emily Galow
Michele Hughes *
Gail Lalk
Emily Palmieri
Betty Peters
Renee Sachs
TROMBONE
Erica Liguori *+
Alec Sabatino
Tommy Sansone
Justin Toomey
EUPHONIUM
Dan Masi *
Steven Rapp +
Steven Sachs
TUBA
Phil Hughes
Doug Hummer *
Joe Melody
Rob Ruth
Jason Whitaker
TIMPANI
Jim Bogert
PERCUSSION
Jim Doyle *
Ayden Khan
* Principal/Section Leader
+ Trustee
Updated 03-17-2025