Fanfare Concert Winds

Meet our Conductors and the Members of Fanfare Concert Winds

OUR CONDUCTORS

Conductor James Burge
Mr. James Burge received the B.M.E. and M.A. in performance from the University of Denver. After teaching in Denver area schools, he moved to Las Vegas to perform in show bands, backing many of the stars of the ’60s and ’70s. He moved to Orlando for the opening of Walt Disney World where he was a staff musician and assistant conductor of the Walt Disney World Band. While in Orlando, Mr. Burge taught at Seminole and Valencia Community Colleges and performed with the Florida Symphony Orchestra. In 1976, he joined the faculty of Hillsborough Community College and remained there until retiring in 2005. He became the Director of Music at HCC, where he conducted the Wind Ensemble and the Jazz Band among other responsibilities. He is a founding member of the Bay Area Saxophone Quartet and performs in various jazz and show bands around the Tampa Bay area.

Co-Conductor Ted M. Hope
Mr. Hope has been affiliated with the Hillsborough County School District since 1984 and served as Director of Bands at Hillsborough High School for 3 years and at Bloomingdale High School for 17 years. Currently, he is the County Supervisor of Middle and Secondary Music. He is a member of the Florida Bandmasters Association where he served as chairman and secretary. Mr. Hope’s professional affiliations include the MENC, Hillsborough County Secondary Music Council, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and the Bay Area Saxophone Quartet. Mr. Hope is an active clinician and adjudicator in concert band, jazz ensemble, and marching band.

Johnny M. Seay Jr.
Mr. Seay (B. 1947) is a former member of “The United States Army Band (Pershings Own),” where he performed with the Ceremonial Band, Army Blues, U.S. Army Brass Band, Concert Band and Herald Trumpets. Among his proudest moments included the performance of Taps at the Tomb on the Unknowns. He has performed with the Savannah River Brass Quintet, Augusta (GA) Concert Band, Deerfield (IL) Concert Band, Wheaton (IL) Symphony, St. Petersburg (FL) Youth Symphony, and the St Petersburg (FL) Symphony.
Mr. Seay has written over 40 compositions. Among his teachers were: Leonard Bowie, Dr. Harold Harmon, John Ligotti, Dr. J. Coble, Don Owen and Leon Merian (trumpet), Dr. William Weidrich (conducting), James Lewis, Hilton Jones (composition), and Bill Porter (breathing). Mr. Seay has been called upon as an adjudicator and soloist throughout the Midwest, east, and southwest.

BAND MEMBER ROSTER
* indicates Principal/Section Leader

Flute
Joseph Rose *
Helen Bailey
Ashlie Banks
Lauren DeLuca
Jenna Hauch
Monica Keasey
Erica Krueger
Allie Parrish
Ragina Rodriguez

Oboe
Kathy Baker

Bassoon
Jason Davis *
Melody Fuller
Clarinet
lSharon Henson *
Andrew Altman
Megan Blake
Vera Curran
John Inzetta
Krissy Larsson
Tom Lyons
Bill Martling
Larry Smith
Jeanette Sung

Alto Clarinet
Yajaira Suarez

Bass Clarinet
Jerry Krumbholz
Alto Saxophone
Emily Garrett *
Joni Long
Lynne Washington

Tenor Saxophone
John Walker
Sara Widner

Baritone Saxophone
Darlene Diaz

Trumpet
John Baker *
John Acosta
Richard Crawford
Theresa Fahie
Vanessa Fuentes
Terri Molesky
Yefrain Muñoz
Johnny Seay
Manuel Suarez
Juan Tellado

French Horn
Bradley Harp *
Bruce Bursack
Jim Furdell
Jackie Hancock

Trombone
John Whitaker *
Jim Cochran
Daniel Hadden
Chris Lindsay
Lewis Lopez
Yessi Muñoz
Dan Noyes
Douglas Westlake

Euphonium
Kassandra Thayer *
James Coyne

Tuba
Weston Devereau
Christopher Foster
Nicole Pickup
Mike Wilson

Percussion
Evan Thibeault *
Dana Burt
Robert Connelly
Travis Johnson

String Bass
Nelson Rodriguez *