OUR TEAM
ORCHID CITY BRASS BAND
OUR BOARD
OFFICERS
- PRESIDENT | James Estes
- VICE PRESIDENT | Sherwood David Graham
- SECRETARY & TREASURER | Jennifer Irwin Shaw
MEMBERS
- Anthony Aversano
- Michael O'Connor
- Nick Patsis
- Tom Pearson
- Eric Singer
- Wesley Thompson
OUR DIRECTOR
GARY D GREEN
GARY GREEN serves as the Musical Director and Conductor of the Orchid City Brass Band. Prior to this appointment in 2022, he served 22 years as Emeritus Professor of Music and Director of Bands at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, from which he retired in 2015. For 18 of those years, he served as Chairman of Instrumental Performance and taught graduate conducting students in wind and percussion.
Green was awarded the Distinguished Service to Music Award for his contributions to the field of conducting by Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity. Green is an active member of numerous professional organizations that serve to further the growth of music education, as well as specifically the wind band world. He holds memberships with the American Bandmasters Association, the College Band Director’s National Association, the National Association for Music Education, the Florida Bandmasters Association, and the Florida Music Educators Association.
our players
Randy Sonntag
Pamela Smitter
James Estes
Nick Patsis
Trudy Cavallo
Richard Shaw
Bill Castillo
Bryan Anderson
Tony Aversano
Dwight Banks
Conner Hoffman
Nate Fong
Larry Malin
Ransom Miller
Jennifer Girdlestone
Buddy Robson
Brandon Ehrlich
Sarah Shearon-Smith*
Michael O’Conner
Jonathan Baird*
Cole Pasch
Katherine Rodriguez*
Patrick Hengstler
Sherwood Graham
Wesley Thompson
Max McMillan*
Alexandra Castillo
Franklin Ticas Castellon
Mike Cunnion
Ryan Ross*
Nikola Gjorcevski
Emily Moorhead
Randy Sonntag
Eb Soprano Cornet
Pamela Smitter
Solo Cornet
James Estes
Solo Cornet
Nick Patsis
Solo Cornet
Trudy Cavallo
Solo Cornet
Richard Shaw
Solo Cornet
Bill Castillo
Repiano Cornet
Bryan Anderson
Second Cornet
Tony Aversano
Second Cornet
Dwight Banks
Second Cornet
Conner Hoffman
Third Cornet
Nate Fong
Third Cornet
Larry Malin
Third Cornet
Ransom Miller
Flugelhorn
Jennifer Girdlestone
Tenor Horn*
Buddy Robson
Tenor Horn
Brandon Ehrlich
Tenor Horn
Sarah Shearon-Smith*
Baritone Horn
Michael O’Conner
Baritone Horn
Jonathan Baird*
Euphoniums
Cole Pasch
Euphoniums
Katherine Rodriguez*
Tenor Trombone
Patrick Hengstler
Tenor Trombone
Sherwood Graham
Tenor Trombone
Wesley Thompson
Bass Trombone
Max McMillan*
Eb Bass
Alexandra Castillo
Eb Bass
Franklin Ticas Castellon
Bb Bass
Mike Cunnion
Bb Bass
Ryan Ross*
Percussion
Nikola Gjorcevski
Percussion
Emily Moorhead
Percussion