Andy Eshbach is a music educator and freelance performer, earning his Master’s in Instrumental Performance and Bachelor’s in Music Business and Entertainment Industries from the University of Miami. He has previously performed with the Manassas Symphony Orchestra, Capital City Symphony, Henry Mancini Orchestra, Frost Symphony Orchestra, and Frost Wind Ensemble and was an associate member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. He has also performed at the Pierre Monteux Summer Music Festival. …

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Erin Fleming Morgan is a Sergeant First Class and Drum Major of the US Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, one of the four premier bands of the Army, where she was hired as a Fife Instrumentalist in 2016. This ceremonial unit provides musical support for many different events across the Military District of Washington and the National Capital Region, including events at the White House and Pentagon.  As “The Official Escort to the President”, The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps have marched in every Inaugural Parade since John F. Kennedy. Prior to her appointment as Drum Major, Erin also served as Education Coordinator and Non-Commissioned Officer in charge of the Modern Flute Ensemble, which she co-founded in 2017. …

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Ryan Roikola is a multi-instrumentalist and music educator based in Washington, DC. Originally from Montvale, New Jersey, Ryan is an active performer in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. He holds several substitute positions with various orchestras in Virginia and North Carolina, the Principal Bassoon Position with the Capital Wind Symphony, and you can find him and his group, Neglected Electric, performing video game music in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. …

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Equally at home in both traditional and contemporary ensembles, Zachary West has been heard in performance throughout the United States. A devoted chamber musician, he is co-founder of The Horizon Series and has been featured in intimate performances with members of the Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Toronto orchestras as well as the award-winning Belka and Cavani String Quartets.

As an orchestral musician, he has performed under the baton of several of the world’s finest conductors, including Jane Glover, Yoel Levi, JahJa Ling, and Robert Spano.  …

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Julie Berry received her Bachelor of Music Degree from the Eastman School of Music. She was a teaching assistant at the University of Massachusettes, Amherst, before becoming a member of The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” in Washington, D.C. Now retired, she now enjoys performing with the Virginia Grand Military Band, Capital Wind Symphony, Clarinistique Clarinet Choir, and playing clarinet duets with her father. In addition, she recently received her Master of Music Degree from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Winner of numerous competitions and prizes, saxophonist Jason McFeaters, has performed extensively in the US and abroad.  Praised by the press for his extraordinary musicianship and virtuosity, the Baltimore Sun wrote, “McFeaters exuded charisma and effortless virtuosity,” and the Washington Post wrote that “McFeaters played with gorgeous intensity and artistry.”

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Eric Moore, a native of Falls Church, Va., retired from the United States Navy Band in 2013, having served as its Principal horn player from 2001 to 2011. Eric earned both a Bachelor of Music Education and a Bachelor of Arts in history from Boston University, graduating cum laude in both programs, and received a Master of Music in horn performance from the University of Texas at Austin. He recently in 2015, received his DMA from The Catholic University of America in orchestral instrumental performance. …

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Fred Marcellus holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and Wichita State University. A native of the Washington, D.C. area, he is an active teacher, clinician, adjudicator, soloist and freelance trumpet player. He is also a frequent substitute and extra player with the National Symphony Orchestra and the Washington Opera Orchestra. He has performed with many groups in the Washington D.C. area including the Baltimore Concert Artists, Alexandria Symphony, Baltimore Opera, Annapolis Symphony, and the Wolf Trap Opera, among others. He is presently a member of the Washington Ballet Orchestra, serves as the orchestra’s contractor and is a member of the 257th Army Band.

From 1991-2000, he was soloist and assistant principal solo cornet/trumpet with the“President’s Own” United States Marine Band.  He appeared as soloist with the Marine Band more than 130 times on 4 national tours and summer concert series. …

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Born and raised on Long Island, Dr. Chris Troiano joined the Capital Wind Symphony shortly after moving to Northern Virginia in 2015. Dr. Troiano was featured as a soloist with the Capital Wind Symphony during the 2017-2018 season on the euphonium duet, “Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms,” with friend and colleague Bryan Miles. As a guest, Dr. Troiano has had the opportunity to perform with the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own”, the United States Air Force Band, and the West Point Band. Dr. Troiano is also a regular performer in the Alte Kameraden German band and the Northern Virginia Tuba-Euphonium Quartet (NOVATEQ).

Dr. Troiano serves as the Historical Ensembles Program Manager/Operations & Development Coordinator for the Green Machine Ensembles at George Mason University. …

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