FLUTE BASS CLARINET FRENCH HORN *+Barbara Cantrell - Norman Woodrick - Retired Elissa Daniel - Substitute Housewife, Former Teacher FAA Teacher/Student Kay Hobbs - Retired Legal Dana Fulghum - Insurance Assistant CONTRABASS CLARINET Adjuster Barbara Judy - Retired Charlene Kremer - Jim Tice - Instrument Repair Homemaker Allison Justus - Spectrum Teacher Ben Hall McFarlin, Jr. - ALTO SAXOPHONE Judge +Heather Martin - Program Director Chuck Guy, Sr. - Retired Michelle Skelley-Ashford - Speech Pathologist Deb Norris - Homemaker +Scott Hedrick - Computer Programmer * Vicky Williams - Music Abby Poff - Research Scientist Teacher Bobby Lyles - Band Teacher +Bonnie Ward - Retired Gen Music & Band Teacher TENOR SAXOPHONE TROMBONE +Steve Holeman - Real Estate OBOE/ENGLISH HORN Mark Barker - Farmer Agent *+Katie Frazier- Private Tim Pote - Software Engineer Instructor BARITONE SAXOPHONE Mia Huell +Jim Sabia - Retired Band *Boyd Barker - Admin, TN Director Stacy Scism – Royalty Dept of Agriculture Samuel Sealy - Student Administrator, CCMG *Tommy Thompson - Emily Webb - Bank Teller TRUMPET Retired Deputy U.S. Marshal John Barker - Manager, Utility Bb CLARINET George Bitzer - Retired Music EUPHONIUM Georgiana Bitzer - Retired Teacher Gerald Cates - VA; Retired-- Nurse Dave Davidson - Retired Army West Point Band Laura Bouffard - Legal Bandsman Assistant +Mark Elbaum - Property TUBA *+Amy Cooper - Banker Development *Thomas Chesnut - Band Krystal Company Ron Gill - Retired Sam Davis - Director +Katie Harrah - Band Director Kendra Estes - Accounting Kenji Kabe - Engineering Clerk Bruce Morris - Retired Analyst Krista Evans Harold Ray - Retired Bryan Parkhurst - Mechanic Dawn Jones - Account Clerk Band/Orchestra Director Dan Pfeifer - MTSU Professor Tyler Marcum - Student *+Mark Robinson - Band Director Leonel Marulanda – Musician PERCUSSION +Justin Scott - Teacher Breanne Osborne - Nurse Isaiah Haggard - Student Practitioner Merv Snider - Project Coordinator Grace Hicks - Student Michelle White - Elementary Music Teacher Ed Stevens - Database Rush Hicks - Attorney/Professor Administrator Justin Reddekopp - Production
*Erich Smith – Student
+ BOARD MEMBER * SETION LEADER
The Tennessee Valley Winds is a non-profit, all volunteer, self- supporting community band that has been providing quality musical performances since 1984. The community band experience is unlike school or professional groups. Rarely do amateurs and professionals, Christmas Concert young and old, get to work together. The opportunity to learn and Erich Zimmerman, Conductor grow is unique. The director is more of a guide than an authority Greg Lawson, Associate Conductor figure, and does not assign parts or solos. It is expected that all will help each other by offering suggestions and sharing. Friendships are PROGRAM ORDER born of shared work and musical enjoyment.
The TVW, originally the Murfreesboro Community Concert Band, was organized in 1984 for area musicians who had played in high The Bells of Christmas ...... Arranged by Bob Krogstag school and college bands but who were now without a performance outlet. Joseph T. Smith, founding director and conductor from 1984- Adapted for band by Ted Ricketts 2000, lead the group through many notable performances including the Midwest Clinic International Band Conference, The Tennessee Music Educators Association Convention, the Schermerhorn The Eighth Candle ...... Steve Reisteter Symphony Hall and was even a featured performance group in London, England. From 2000 - 2010, the TVW was directed by Terry Jolley and continued to grow and enjoy the respect, great reputation and quality of music that was originally established by it's founder. Still, Still, Still ...... Austrian Melody Beginning in 2011, the TVW, directed by Erich Zimmerman, enjoys a Arranged by Gerald Sebesky most enviable reputation. The group performs several concerts in Murfreesboro each year and travels to other communities in Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Edward Pola and George Wyle Arranged by Chris Sharp
Underwriting support for this concert is provided by Jupiter Band Instruments. Blue Christmas ...... Billy Hayes & Jay W. Johnson Arranged by Jay Dawson
TVW Board Members Appointed Positions Music Director - Erich Zimmerman Elected Positions Associate Conductor - Greg Lawson Christmas Sing-a-Long ...... Arranged by James D. Ployhar President - Katie Frazier Activities Coord./Stage Manager - Jim Sabia Vice President - Justin Scott Publicity Coord. - Myra Mills Tschirhart Treasurer - Mark Robinson Librarian - Steve Holeman Executive Director/Secretary - Bonnie Ward Historian - Barbara Cantrell Personnel Director - Amy Cooper Business Manager - Heather Martin Sleigh Ride ...... Leroy Anderson Band Member at Large - Mark Elbaum Ensembles Coord. - Open Position Band Member at Large - Katie Harrah Assistant Publicity Coord. - Mary Margaret Moore Website Coord. - Scott Hedrick