Excellent music begins with great people
Meet the Indiana Wind Symphony Musicians
Our Musicians
The Indiana Wind Symphony brings people and music together in a fresh and distinctive way, without the use of string sections typically found in traditional orchestras. As an entirely volunteer ensemble, our musicians are united by a shared passion and deep love for music.
FLUTE
Carl Butler, Principal, The Jan and Eric Schreibman Flute Chair
Cassandra King, The Jane Hilaire Alto Flute Chair
Lara Langeneckert, Piccolo
Catherine Maloney
Katie McDermitt Blandford
Henri Pensis
Susanna Smit
OBOE
Ellen Huckabee, Principal
Mark Blessing
Barbara Howes, English Horn
BASSOON
Mike Bratcher, Principal
Adam Nichols
Shelby Thompson
CLARINET
James DeCaro, Principal
Marjorie Batra
A.J. Bowman
Mary Bowman
Kaz Chan, The Tom & Martha Sands Clarinet Chair
Cherie Cogsdill James
Nila Fillmann
Denise Finnegan-Hill
Alice Greenburg
Claire Houston
Marty Johnson
Liz Leatherberry
Joe McKeever
Cindy Moss, The John Schumm Clarinet Chair
Brian Przystawski
Wendy Higdon Rice
BASS CLARINET
Nicholas Brightman, Principal, The Susan Hungerford Bass Clarinet Chair
James Alexander, Contra Bass Clarinet, The Don Poulsen Bass Clarinet Chair
SAXOPHONE
Cheri Brightman, Principal Alto
Jeffrey Goens, Alto
Kathy Spangler, Tenor
Reece Tofaute, Baritone
HORN
Lawrence E. Purdue, Principal
Dave Poncar, Assistant Principal
Kathy Everett
Anna Schaust
Frank Stephens
TRUMPET
Jim Butz, Interim Principal, The Bob Day Trumpet Chair
Faith Allison
Sandra DiTusa
Bob Frost
Ron LaFeber
Benjamin Maynard
Katie Safa
Lynn Stafford
Lyujohn Williams
TROMBONE
Michael Villano, Principal
Paul Bork
Chuck Flowers, Bass
Frank Plettner, The Neil Copley Trombone Chair
Jason Schmidt
EUPHONIUM
Todd McCready, Principal
Oliver Hazel
TUBA
Bill Schmidt, Principal, The Dan Corrigan Tuba Chair
Alan Davis, The Roy D’Camp Tuba Chair
Joe Ervin
Jon Porter
HARP
Melissa Gallant
PIANO
I-Fan Lin
PERCUSSION
Tim Henderson, Principal
Michael Ahearn
John Chlapik
Nick Conner
Matt Malloy
C.J. McConnell
Chloe McMahon
Sarah Rains
SUBSTITUTES
Ryan Preci, Clarinet
Lydia Stephens, Flute
Musician Awards
The Bob Day Award
2026: Jeff Parthun, percussion
The James B. Calvert Outstanding Music Educator Award
2025 - Bill Stultz, Director of Bands (ret.), Columbus North High School
Interested in joining the IWS?
The Indiana Wind Symphony is a volunteer ensemble, and we’re always excited to welcome new talent. If you’re passionate about performing and want to be part of a dynamic and dedicated group of musicians, we’d love to hear from you.