Lillian Garcia – Percussion I started playing drums in the 6th grade when I lived in Virginia Beach. I originally wanted to play saxophone, but I had childhood asthma and thought I wouldn’t be able to handle it. I have a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from James Madison University, and I taught […]
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Samantha Clark – Viola I started playing the viola when I was in fourth grade, and I picked it because all my classmates wanted to play the violin, and I knew I needed to be different! I filled in as part of the viola section for several years, and then Wojciech […]
Dean Glace – Trumpet My father bought a used trumpet when I was 7 years old and he and I started learning the trumpet together. I played through middle and high school and college. I was a member of the orchestra, symphonic band, brass choir, brass band, 26-piece big band, and […]
Ethan Pruitt – Trumpet I’m Ethan and I started trumpet my 5th grade year in 2002. I decided to play trumpet because it was either the trumpet or percussion and at the time I already had a brother that played drums on and off so I decided to go with […]
Frank Miley – English Horn I am Frank Miley, and I play oboe and English horn with the orchestra. I started playing oboe during my sophomore year at Goose Creek High School – 1970 or so. I like to say that I didn’t pick the oboe; the oboe picked me. Truth […]