College Music Department

Wind Symphony

Wind Symphony General Information

The University of Rochester Wind Symphony is comprised of students, faculty, staff, and community members who are serious and accomplished musicians, but whose life course may vary from music to medicine, business, engineering or linguistics. Conducted by Mr. William Tiberio, the ensemble studies and performs standard and contemporary wind music as well as transcriptions from other genres. Recent repertoire has included such renowned composers as Grainger, Chance, Tull, Tichelli, Vaughan Williams, Hanson, Hindemith, Ives, and Sousa. In addition to regular on-campus performances, the University Wind Symphony undertakes frequent performing tours.

The ensemble rehearses Monday nights from 7:30PM to 10:00PM in Strong Auditorium.

Wind Symphony Members

William Tiberio , Musical Director and Conductor
William Tiberio is the resident conductor of the University of Rochester Wind Symphony. Bill Tiberio is coming to the UR Wind Symphony with 20 years of experience in the field of music education. He is a conductor and musical director in the highly-regarded Fairport High School music program, where he conducts the top wind and percussion ensemble and directs the jazz program. The ensembles in Fairport have been recognized at the state and national levels for excellence. Bill is also on staff at the Eastman Community Music School as the founding conductor of the high school Chamber Winds and Junior HS Jazz Ensemble, and teaches in summer jazz programs at Eastman and the Hochstein Music School. In the Fall of 2003, Bill was inducted into the Fairport High School Alumni Wall of Fame, and in the Spring of 2004, he was a recipient of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Music Educator Award. He is also a past recipient of the UR Excellence in Secondary Teaching Award. Bill is active as a performer on saxophone in the Rochester area and has recorded a contemporary jazz CD under his name.

Wind Symphony Members 2007-2008
William Tiberio, Musical Director and Conductor

"American Overture Ensemble"

Flute
Andrew Sak, piccolo
I. Christine Kenison
Novall Khan
Diana Miller
Tiffany Pu
II. Sharon Hopcraft
Jill Endres
Rachel Blumenthal
Honey Meconi
Sun Min

Oboe
Margaret Casazza
Andreanna Echter
Julie Smyder
Shelly Jaumot

Clarinet
I. Katrina Burns
Lena DeBaz
Michael Pesavento
II. David Coon
Divyah Nagendra
Jenny McLaughlin
Greg Rose (and Eb)
III. Kurt Spielmann
Chris Hautman
Eric Lam
Renee O'Toole
Anna Vezza
Jacqueline Zaengle

Bass Clarinet
Alison Spencer
Brandon Smoller

Bassoon
I. Jenny Goldhammer
II. Emily Charpentier

Alto Saxophone
I. Michael Kovalsky
Kazuki Sakamoto
II. Katie Knowles
Brian MacMillin

Tenor Saxophone
Brian Abraham
Geoff Bennington
Alex Boardman

Baritone Saxophone
Brian Conlon
Dan Pesciotta

French Horn
I. Greg Savich
II. Lindsay Bronnenkant
III. Rob Pakan
IV. Hillary Maben

Trumpet
I. Deborah Stamm
Scott Morabito
II. Tim Pietras
Joshua Jaramillo
III. Julia Cosgrove
Helen Halligan

Trombone
I. Daniel Bush
II. Christopher Hancock
Daniel Richman
III. Phil DiPiazza

Euphonium
Chuck Linn
Jeff Ballerini

Tuba
Adam Williamson
Tim Stacey

Percussion
Kyle Adams
Adam Joslyn
Harrison Gordner
John Robison
Kristen Fitzgerald
Zach Brown

"Folk Song Ensemble"

Flute
Andrew Sak , piccolo
I. Stefanie Trop
Colleen Rosania
Elena Mangano
II. Kristen Beck
Erica Wellington
Kate Stilwell
Leah Squires
Ellen Frohning

Clarinet
I. Jennifer Tsang (and piano)
Javier Jaramillo
Haewong Jung
II. Amanda Carey
James Johnson
Adam DeJager
III. Daniel Neuner
Donnie Wieand
Chelsea DeGlopper
Emily Loeb

Bass Clarinet
Alison Spencer
Brandon Smoller

Bassoon
I. Jenny Goldhammer
II. Emily Charpentier

Alto Saxophone
I. Kevin Van Bortle
II. Ian Wilson
Jamie Serow
Mark Werner

Tenor Saxophone
Brian Abraham
Austin Shadduck
Richard Gordon

Baritone Saxophone
Ethan Burnham-Fay

French Horn
I. Hannah Watkins
II. Greg Savich
III. Corey Proscia
IV. Molly Boutin
Lindsay Bronnenkant

Trumpet
I. Jason Brodsky
Scott Morabito
II. Yoni Hochstein
Trevor DiMarco
III. Ian Moltrup
Libby DeRose

Trombone
I. Nathan Jellis
Chris Kauffman
II. Andrew Slominski
III. Phil DiPiazza

Euphonium
J.J. Gonzalez
Lynn Selke

Tuba
Steven Ivancic
Ryan Over

Percussion
Kyle Adams
Adam Joslyn
Harrison Gordner
John Robison
Rebecca Grossman
Phil Cecil

Piano
Andrew Niles

Wind Symphony Audio Samples

Puszta (1987) by Jan Van der Roost (b. 1956)

Divertimento for Winds and Percussion (1994) by Roger Cichy (b. 1956)

Wind Symphony Photos

Strong Auditorium

Strong Auditorium, home of the URWS every Monday evening from 7:30PM to 10:00PM.

Doug Ball

Doug Ball '03 rehearses cymbals in his composition Xeriscape, written for the URWS 2002. The piece was internationally premiered at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Alan Solomon

Alan Solomon '02, Laura Cowan '03, and Chris Logan '05 relax prior to the May 2002 concert.

Kary Haddad

Kary Haddad '04 warms up his clarinet before the May 2002 concert.