Band Members

Conductor – Michael Stanley
** denotes first chair musicians

Woodwinds


Olga Bergh
Tracy Bronstein

Gail Dearing
Elaine Fischer – Board Member, Treasurer
Lorinda Murdoc-Lane
Eileen Milnes-Collins
Nicole Peterson
Jim Radon**

Stan Levine

 

Brian Wilcher (Eb) – Board Member
Alan Duncan** Concert Master
André Giacomelli
Emily Kamm
Steve Langinger
Jim Murphy – Board Member, Historian
David Naden

Rylee Thompson

 

Kristi Kubo

Steve Danchik**
BJ Deculus
Howard Fallman
Karen Higgins

Bill Weinstock

 


 

Brass

Jamie Adams
Ron Barrows
Mel Bator

Geoffrey Berens, Board Member
Eric Haack, Board Vice-President
Bob Kennedy

Julie Levine, Asst. Conductor, Operations Manager, Librarian  & Webmaster
John Schirmeister


Alice Dolamore
Zoe Farmingdale
Steve Garberson

James Rose**


Ed Hirsch
Steve Homer

Kerstin Myers
Brian Schrader


Stephen Newman** – Board President
Fred Saluna

Larry Ballenger (Board Secretary)
Virginia Moore
Bobby Perino

David Downs
Chuck Perelman
Brad Ratliff

 

Percussion


Ken Meyer
Kirsten Orcutt

Sandy Wilcher


In Memorium

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