Excellent music begins with great people
Meet the Indiana Wind Symphony Musicians
Our Musicians
The Indianapolis Wind Symphony brings people and music together in a fresh and distinctive way, without the use of string instruments 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 M. 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 and Martha Sands Clarinet Chair
Cherie Cogsdill James
Nila Fillman
Denise Finnegan-Hill
Alice Greenburg
Claire Houston
Marty Johnson
Liz Leatherberry
Joe McKeever
Cindy Moss, The John Schumm Clarinet Chair
Brian Przystawski
Wendy Rice
BASS CLARINET
Nick 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 Dundon
Anna Schaust
Frank Stephens
TRUMPET
Jim Butz, Interim Principal, The Bob Day Trumpet Chair
Bob Frost
Ron LaFeber
Benjamin Maynard
Katie Safa
Lynn Stafford
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
Jeremiah Boes
John Chlapik
Diana Day Liska
Jeff Parthun
Sarah Rains
Ilana Shinkle
SUBSTITUTES
Michael Ahearn, Percussion
Faith Allison, Trumpet
Ben Blackketter, Percussion
Nick Conner, Percussion
Evan Cooper, Percussion
Tim Cox, Percussion
Sandra DiTusa, Trumpet
Grant Pajak, Bassoon
Matt Malloy, Percussion
Ryan Preci, Clarinet
Ellen Schmidt, Trumpet
Lydia Stephens, Flute
Wes Tincher, Tuba
Lyujohn Williams, Trumpet
Musician Awards
The Bob Day Award
2024: Dan Fyffe, percussion
The James B. Calvert Outstanding Music Educator Award
2024: Matthew Harrod, Director of Bands, Riverside Junior High School and Riverside Intermediate School
Interested in joining the IWS?
The Indianapolis 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.