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About Us

Who We Are

Tidewater Winds Concert Band is comprised of 65 talented woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians from across the Hampton Roads Virginia region representing various military branches, careers, academia, college bands and orchestras. Tidewater Winds is one of a handful of Concert Bands like it in the country, preserving the unique heritage of American Concert Bands in the Sousa tradition. 

Our Mission

The Mission of Tidewater Winds is to provide quality concert band programming in the Hampton Roads region. Through community partnerships and local initiatives, Tidewater Winds works to provide musical performances, special projects, and educational programming at the highest level of excellence. It is our charge to musically serve the Hampton Roads region while offering equity and inclusion to all audiences. We aim to encourage education, socialization and unity through our musical programs. 

Our Goals

  • To serve the community with live quality free performances promoting the appreciation of musical artistry with a unique blend of concert band instrumentation.
  • To enrich, inspire, and create uplifting joy and patriotism in the lives of our audiences with fresh interpretations of a variety of musical compositions. 
  • To bring quality entertainment to the community while maintaining a working community of local artists.
  • To provide opportunities to educate and mold young musicians that provide and contribute to artistic growth.

Board, Staff, Musicians and Partners

Executive Director

Executive Director

Executive Director

Michael Kerry Williams

Music Director

Executive Director

Executive Director

Maestro John Brewington

Board President

Executive Director

Board President

Matthew Weinstein

Board of Directors

President

Matthew Weinstein


Vice President

Bob Batcher


Treasurer

Don Hurwitz

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Assistant Treasurer

Todd Moore


Members

Kathryn Barrett

Bart Barton

Annamarie Smith-Butz

Bet Cake

Frank Creasey

Ellard Forrester

Mandy George

Chad Hugo

Joshua Stone

Rachael Trussell​

 

Honorary  Board

John Philip Sousa IV

 

Emeritus Board

Steve Ambrose

Arthur Diamonstein​

Leslie Friedman

R. Scott Morgan

Staff

Executive Director Music Director

Michael K. Williams                        John Brewington               

executive@tidewaterwinds.org         maestro@tidewaterwinds.org

Band Manager

Chad McGill

manager@tidewaterwinds.org

Personnel Director

Amber Kidd

personnel@tidewaterwinds.org

Music Librarian

Alan Brown

Crew Chief

Raymond Rodrigues

crew@tidewaterwinds.org

Support Staff

Senior Crew: Greg Neal, Ian Wallace  

Support Crew: Bruce Jessen, Brennan Williams, Rylan Williams  

Sound Engineers: SJI Media, Dylan Reyas, Anthony Parsons, Luke Pearson, Kristian Quilon 

Musicians

Flute/piccolo

Amber Kidd 

Erika Frydenlund 

Joshua Stone

 Jennifer Williams  


Oboe

Harvey Stokes 

Rena Long 

Richard Whitley  


Clarinet

Eddie Knakal 

Gene Chieffo 

Gabe Clemons 

Steve Clendenin 

Lee Cooper 

Ed Haywood 

Michelle Knipple 

Micah Lall-Trail 

Cathy Ogram 

Rachel Owen 

Eric Potter 

Shelby Worst 

Vince Zentner  


Bass Clarinet

Alan Brown  


Bassoon

Stephanie Sanders 

John Parker 

Kecia Yeates  


Alto Sax

Laura Cathcart 

Brandon Waltz  


Tenor Sax

Steve Ambrose

 Renee Kingan 

Matthew Pohl 

Steven Thorne  


Bari Sax

Buddy Creasy 

Renee Kingan


Piano

Elmer Castillo 


Guitar

Dylan Reyes 


Bass:

Mike Finn

 Trumpet

Robyn Card 

Tom Graper 

Stephanie Harron 

Manuel Hernandez 

David Koelz 

William Lemley 

Heath Losick 

Ben McCarthy 

James Reid 

LeAnn Splitter 

Joshua Tetreault 

Denise White  


Horn

Eric High 

Gabriel Boyd 

Beverley Losick 

Ellen Polachek 

Dylan Reyes  


Trombone

Chris Espy 

Ken Keller 

Jay Larkin 

Katie McCaffrey 

Patrick Oudie

Phil Sloan 

Nicholas Tolman 

Wayne Walton  


Bass Trombone

Rick Kalinauskas 

Adam Robles  


Euphonium

Brian Sklute 

Alex Federico 

Rick Kalinauskas 

Mike McKenna


Tuba

Phil Sloan 

James Cipriano

 Lee Dise  


Percussion

Ralph Copley 

Aaron Cook 

Paige Driver 

Lisa Farrell 

Dan Knipple 

Mitchell Moore 

Sarah Williams

Projects and Signature Services

Music Education

Music Education

Music Education

Student Musician Internships


Student Arts Management Internships


"The RIME Project"


"Band Together"


Master Classes


Band Clinics


In-School Performances

Free Concerts

Music Education

Music Education

 

Tidewater Winds strongly believes that accessibility to high-quality professional music is an important aspect to a fulfilling life. We fundraise hard to make our summer concerts free for families, students, and all who wish to experience the power of a full 55-piece concert band. We enhance the quality of life in Hampton Roads! 

Your support is appreciated!

Ensembles

Music Education

Ensembles

Concert Band


Big Band


The Little Big Band


Brass Quintet


Woodwind Quartet


Jazz Trio


Solo Projects

Our History-Since 1985

A Brief History

1985

The late C. Sidney Berg founded The Tidewater Winds Professional Concert Band

in 1985 to provide an opportunity for residents of the Hampton Roads area to

enjoy free professional band concerts in the “Sousa Band” tradition. Funding

comes from various local and state grants, as well as contributions from

businesses and individuals. The inaugural concert of this band took place on

July 7, 1985 at Norfolk’s Town Point Park. Maestro Berg conducts the Winds until his passing in 2000.


1992

The Winds are Incorporated by the State Corporation Commission

on October 13, 1992, the band is a 501 c3 non-profit organization as recognized by

the Internal Revenue Service. 


2000

Tidewater Winds begins incorporating an educational component to the Winds. High School and College students began to audition as music and performing interns, performing alongside the professional ensemble. Maestro Ascersion becomes the 2nd Conductor for the Winds in 2000 and continues until his passing in 2006.


2012

Tidewater Winds becomes a Resident Ensemble of the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts in Virginia Beach! 


2019

New initiatives are introduced making the Winds more accessible and available to the public. Small ensembles are formed allowing quintets and quartets to perform as approved Tidewater Winds ensembles on smaller stages and with more repetoire variety. The education program grows into In-School StudentConcerts, Middle and High School Band Clinics, Master Classes and the RIME project takes form as a student literacy music program to enhance literacy skills and music appreciation.


2021

 A partnership develops with Norfolk Collegiate Schools Music Department. Tidewater Winds musicians provide MAster Classes and support the pit musicians for their annual Broadway Musical student projects. In exchange for support, Norfolk Collegiate School trades the use of the theatre for summer cocnerts.


2022-2023

The RiME Project debuts providing a family sneak-peak to the performance of Pinocchio with Rainbow Puppets. Production partner IMGoing debuts the concert on 24th Street Stage in Virginia Beach. Educational material is prepared for a full release in 2023. 


A partnership is struck between Tidewater Winds and the Academy of Music to support Band Together, a side-by-side instructional performance program for music students with disabilities. Tidewater Winds musicians support training and instruction in this unique parternship.


Current

From our humble beginnings to now, we continue to stick to our mission of providing quality free summer concerts to communities across Hampton Roads. We've added so many projects to our work but we will never lose the connection to our audiences, our joy of music and concert offerings to the public. Maestro Brewington leads the Winds in 2006 and contnues to develop crreative and powerful concerts while developing innovative connections to our audiences and community.

What's A Concert Band?

The concert band is an ensemble that goes by many names: wind ensemble, wind symphony, wind band, wind orchestra, symphonic band — or just plain "band." It's a collection of woodwind, brass and percussion instruments that is best known to the general public for patriotic marches, but it also is an ensemble that more and more composers are turning to for their next big work. 

So what exactly is a concert band? Here are some answers for those new to the genre as we launch the Concert Band stream.


Q: What is the difference between an orchestra and a concert band?


A: The most obvious difference between the ensembles is the instruments that call the ensemble home. Violins, violas, cellos and basses make up the majority of an orchestra, while a concert band is made up of woodwind, brass and percussion instruments. Basically, the concert band does not contain stringed instruments, except the occasional string bass or harp. When you think of concert band music, you might think of marches, like John Philip Sousa's classic The Stars and Stripes Forever, or other patriotic tunes. This is the music that kickstarted the American band tradition.


Q: How did concert bands start?


A: Concert bands represent the coming together of two types of smaller ensembles: the brass bands that accompanied military regiments and the wind section of an orchestra.


On the lighter side, some composers such as Mozart and Haydn realized that the wind section of the orchestra had a unique sound and virtuosic ability. They occasionally wrote just for that section of the orchestra to give string players a break.


As military bands became more ceremonial than practical, they were able to expand to include woodwinds and play sit-down concerts for public audiences. This inspired a shift in repertoire. Now, along with marches, bands play arrangements from orchestral classics to modern pop.

Partners in the Arts and Venues

Rainbow Puppets

Virginia Beach Chorale

Virginia Beach Chorale

Virginia Beach Chorale

Virginia Beach Chorale

Virginia Beach Chorale

Symphonicity

Virginia Beach Chorale

Swing Virginia

Swing Virginia

Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts

Swing Virginia

Virginia Legends

Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts

Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts

Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts

Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts

Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts

Regent University

Chesapeake Parks, Recreation and Tourism

Chesapeake Parks, Recreation and Tourism

Chesapeake Parks, Recreation and Tourism

Chesapeake Parks, Recreation and Tourism

Chesapeake Parks, Recreation and Tourism

Sandler Center for the Performing Arts

Chesapeake Parks, Recreation and Tourism

Sandler Center for the Performing Arts

Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center

Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center

Sandler Center for the Performing Arts

Children's Museum of Virginia

Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center

Children's Museum of Virginia

Norfolk Collegiate Theatre

Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center

Children's Museum of Virginia

Live on Atlantic

Academy of Music Band Together

Academy of Music Band Together

Academy of Music Band Together

Academy of Music Band Together

Academy of Music Band Together

WINDSdays Offshore Energy

Academy of Music Band Together

Regent University Institute of Music

Regent University Institute of Music

Regent University Institute of Music

Regent University Institute of Music

Portsmouth Art & Cultural

Regent University Institute of Music

Portsmouth Art & Cultural

Old Dominion University

Regent University Institute of Music

Portsmouth Art & Cultural

Portsmouth Art & Cultural

Portsmouth Art & Cultural

Portsmouth Art & Cultural

Norfolk Arts

Portsmouth Art & Cultural

Portsmouth Art & Cultural

FFX Theatre

Portsmouth Art & Cultural

FFX Theatre

Tidewater Winds

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757-480-0953

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