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
Bill Tiberio has over 26 years of experience in the field of public music education, and has been at Fairport (NY) high school for 23 years. At Fairport, Bill conducts the top Concert Band, two jazz ensembles, jazz combos, pit orchestras, chamber ensembles, and teaches woodwinds throughout the district. Under his direction, the Fairport Concert Band has been invited to perform for the New York State Band Directors Association Annual Conference and has received seven consecutive "Gold With Distinction" ratings in the most difficult music level in the New York State School Music Association annual evaluation festivals. His jazz bands have been nationally recognized for excellence twice in the magazine Downbeat. He is the former president of the NY State Chapter of the International Association of Jazz Educators, and is on the faculty for the Eastman Community Music School and the founder and director of the Hochstein School of Music summer jazz camp. He is the founder and conductor of the Eastman Community Music School High School Chamber Winds, and will be directing a Music Educators Jazz Ensemble there this year. He is also teaching at the Ithaca College School of Music in the jazz department, where he directs the Thursday night Jazz Lab. Bill was appointed in 2004 to conduct the University of Rochester Wind Symphony, and has been the director of the UR Jazz Ensemble since the fall of 2008.
Bill did his undergraduate work at Ithaca College, where he majored in Music Education and clarinet. He studied conducting with Rodney Winther. His Masters Degree is from SUNY Fredonia in Music Education.
Bill is a frequent guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator for both jazz and concert honor groups and festivals throughout NY State. He is active in the Rochester music scene as a jazz saxophonist and woodwind player, and has had experience in all styles of jazz from contemporary to Latin and straight-ahead. Bill has performed with Fred Wesley, The Four Tops, the Temptations, Nestor Torres, Lou Gramm, Al Chez, Soul Stew, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and has shared the stage with Chuck Loeb, the Yellowjackets, Eileen Ivers, Jesse Cook, Ken Navarro, the Rippingtons, Minde Abair, and Euge Groove. He is a founding member of the original contemporary soul group, The Bill Welch Band (www.BillWelchBand.com), and is the saxophonist in the Spiritus Christi Gospel Choir. His own band, the Bill Tiberio Band (www.billtiberioband.com), is active in the Rochester music scene and has performed twice at the Rochester International Jazz Festival. Bill's groups have released six commercial CD recordings. His newest disc, "Brothers," by the Bill Tiberio Band, was released in the summer of 2010.
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, home of the URWS every Monday evening from 7:30PM to 10:00PM.
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 '02, Laura Cowan '03, and Chris Logan '05 relax prior to the May 2002 concert.
Kary Haddad '04 warms up his clarinet before the May 2002 concert.