Band Members

Conductor – Michael Stanley
** denotes first chair musicians

Woodwinds


Tracy Bronstein

Eileen Milnes-Collins
Gail Dearing
Elaine Fischer – Board Member, Treasurer
Lorinda Murdock-Lane
Phyllis Newman
Jim Radon**
Celia Weiner
Bill Weinstock

Sarah Bloxham
Stan Levine

Virginia Moore
Shuli Rayberg

Brian Wilcher (Eb) – Board Vice President
Marilyn Darcey

Alan Duncan** Concert Master
Steve Langinger
Danny Levin
Randy Lewis

Jim Murphy – Board Member, Historian
Chuck Perelman

Rylee Thompson

Kristi Kubo

Glen Darcey
Steve Danchik**
Bervick J. Deculus
Howard Fallman
Karen Higgins

Cuyler Ota
Michael Smith

Jeff Landau
Gary Mellor

 

Brass

Johanna Bagay
Ron Barrows
Mel Bator

Geoffrey Berens, Board Member
Eric Haack, Board President
Julie Levine, Asst. Conductor, Operations Manager, Librarian  & Webmaster
Bob Kennedy
Barbara Olsen
Jason Sperling Reich

Dan Schaarschmidt
Charles Shaw
Haruna Yamamoto


Alice Dolamore
Zoe Farmingdale
Steve Garberson

James Rose**


Fletcher Boydston
Ed Hirsch

Kerstin Myers
Carrie Smith


Steve Homer
Stephen Newman** – Board Member

Fred Saluna

Larry Ballenger
Bobby Perino

David Downs
Brad Ratliff

Electric Bass
Ron Steinborn

 

Percussion


Ken Meyer
Kirsten Orcutt

Brian Pridemore
Sandy Wilcher – Board Secretary


In Memorium

2025

Betty Bates, Alto Saxophone

 

2024

Van Yanakieff, Euphonium
Carlos Verde, Flute

2023

John Mitchell, Trombone

2022

Wendy Bradley, Flute and Piccolo
Paulette Westphal, Musical Director and Conductor
John Sparks, Baritone Saxophone
For those who didn’t know him, he was the kindest person you would ever meet. While Lockheed was still in Burbank, John joined the employees band (1982). When Lockheed moved to Palmdale, he continued to play with the band while it struggled to stay afloat. At that time, Don Holcomb took the reins as Director and Don’s wife Mary continued to play clarinet and came up with great ideas. John took on the role of treasurer, publicity person, helped as librarian, and did whatever Don and Mary asked him to do. Over the years, John moved from alto sax to tenor and ended up on baritone. Three years ago he retired from the band and moved to North Carolina to be near his granddaughter. And he continued playing his sax!
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Richard “Dick” Amante, Alto Saxophone
Dominic Ippolito, Alto Saxophone 
Peter Aguilar, Trumpet

2021

Domenic Rizzi, Trumpet
Bob Halasey, Tuba
2020
Arturo Armos, Trumpet
Sam Engel Sr., Alto Clarinet
Ed Cameron, Euphonium

Jacques Laffay, Trumpet
Charles Scaglione, Saxophone
2019
Jim Jessen, Trombone
2018
Sandy Harr, Percussion
Clyde Reasinger, Trumpet
2017
Mary Holcomb, Clarinet
Bob Castaneda, Clarinet
Tom Drouet, Clarinet
 
2016
Judy Castaneda, Tuba
John Fuller, Sax
Don Holcomb, Director Emeritus

Don Johansen, Sax, Flute
2015
Harold Kaye, Clarinet
 
2014
Tom Bursch, Clarinet
Dwight Emerson, Clarinet
Ron Higgins, French Horn

Tom Patsalis, Clarinet
2013
Howard Anderson, Oboe
 
2012
Marshall Gordon, Clarinet
 
2010
Rick Orcutt, Sax
 
2009
Ed Chandler, Trombone
Carl Goodwyn, Trumpet
Robert Senescu, Trumpet
Mike Weisbart, Percussion
Bryant Webster, Trombone
2008

Ira Schulman, Clarinet