Meet Our Section Leaders
Erin Morgan | Principal Flute
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…
Andy Eshbach | Principal Oboe
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…
Ryan Roikola | Principal Bassoon
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…
Zachary West | Co-Principal Clarinet
Equally at home in both traditional and contemporary ensembles, clarinetist Zachary West has performed throughout the United States. A devoted chamber musician, he has been featured in intimate performances with members of the award-winning Belka and Cavani String…
Julie Berry | Co-Principal Clarinet
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,…
Jason McFeaters | Principal Alto Saxophone
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…
Eric Moore | Principal Horn
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,…
Fred Marcellus | Solo Cornet/Trumpet
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…
Ken Wolff | Principal Trombone
Ken Wolff began studying the trombone at age 12. Within 3 years, he was playing professionally throughout the San Francisco, CA area with Classical, Jazz, Dixie and Rock and Roll groups such as the Rich Martini Big Band, San Francisco Dixie Company, Choral Brass…
Dr. Chris Troiano | Principal Euphonium
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…
Jan Duga | Principal Tuba
Jan Z Duga is a freelance tubist and educator in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, she was the first female tubist to win a position with any DC-based premier band as a member of The United States Air Force Band, Washington D.C.,…
Randy Eyles | Co-Principal Percussion
Retired U.S. Air Force Concert Band principal percussionist and soloist, Randy Eyles has a long multifaceted career as a performer and educator. David Maslanka’s “Concerto for Marimba and Band” and Floyd Werle’s “Golden Age of the Xylophone” were written specifically…
Shari Rak | Co-Principal Percussion
Sharilyn Rak is a freelance musician performing in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Primarily an orchestral musician, she served as principal percussionist in the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra for over 30 years, retiring from that organization in 2023. Other…
