The Perilous Predicaments of Pinocchio! The "RiME" Project (Reading in Music Education Program), presented at Booker T. Washington and IC Norcom.
The Perilous Predicaments of Pinocchio! A "RiME" Project (Reading in Music Education Program), presented at Sandler Center for 3rd grades.
Little Big Band concert with Danielle Roby at PACC Courtyard Portsmouth, October 16, 2024
Brass Quintet concert at Hillhouse Museum "Lafayette's Return Concert October 11, 2024
Tidewater Winds musicians perform at the opening of the new Breeden property, The Pinnacle on 9/19/24
Video Collection
"A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words", Week 3, Free Concert Series, Summer 2024
Frank Sings Frank-Tidewater Winds Big Band 2023
Recorded Live from 17th Street Stage in August of 2023
Our Founder and Inspiration, Maestro Sid Berg
Remembering Sid Berg
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 conducted the Winds until his passing in 2000. Sidney Berg died at 81, on April 30, 2000, in Virginia Beach. Sidney Berg was a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he received his B.M. and M.M. degrees in music education. He came to Norfolk in 1944 as band director and later orchestra director at Maury High School. The band, under his leadership for 19 years, earned national recognition.
In 1963, Sidney became director of music education for the Norfolk Public School System. He established, over the next 23 years, a string and harp program and a series of All City Annual Concerts at Chrysler Hall. He also organized and conducted an All City Wind Ensemble. He was, for 42 years, the principal timpanist for the Norfolk (now Virginia) Symphony. He became the founding and principal conductor of the Tidewater Youth Orchestra in 1972. Mr. Berg served as president of the Virginia Band and Orchestra Dircctors Association and the Virginia Music
Educators Association. The American School of Band Directors Association awarded him in 1975 the coveted Edwin Franko Goldman Award for distinguished service in the school band field.
In 1985, Sidney, founded and conducted the Tidewater Winds Professional Concert Band. Sidney enjoyed the support of the public and was honored to see the concert halls filled to capacity. It was his joy to touch people with music. He was elected to membership in 1996 to the American Bandmaster Association and was to be awarded an honorary degree, Doctor of Music, from the Shenandoah University.
Our 2nd Official Music Director Maestro Asercion
Remembering Maestro Assertion
Alberto Romen Asercion, studied with his grandfather Manuel Asercion, a Navy Bandmaster, and he became the soloist of the famous BANDA MANTANDA. At the age of 15 he won the “Best Soloist” award in the Philippines. Alberto attended the University of the Philippines and later joined the United States Navy. He graduated first in his class and played lead Alto Saxophone with the Seventh Fleet Band that toured the Far East. He retired with the rank of Master Chief Musician (MUCM) after serving as the Conducting Instructor for the Armed Forces School of Music at the Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base and Concert Master/Associate Conductor of the U.S . Naval Academy Band in Annapolis, Maryland. Later, he earned a Bachelor of Music Degree from St. Leo’s College followed by a Master’s Degree of Music from Norfolk State University, who awarded him the title of Eminent Scholar. As a conductor, clarinet soloist, clinician, and adjudicator, Maestro Asercion’s performances were legendary throughout his travels in the United States, Canada, and the Far East. In addition to being the Conductor of the Tidewater Winds, Alberto Asercion was a member of numerous local associations and organizations and contributed to the culture of our region.
Historical Archives
Tidewater Winds Big Band with Danielle Roby on December 22nd at Zeiders Theatre!