Robert Musser, founder, music director and conductor of the Tacoma Concert Band, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Puget Sound where he was Director of Bands and Chairman of Winds and Percussion. Among his awards are the National Band Association Citation of Excellence, election into the prestigious American Bandmasters Association (an honorary organization for distinguished band conductors), the Diploma of the Sudler Order of Merit of the John Philip Sousa Foundation, and election into the Washington Music Educators Association Hall of Fame. He has conducted numerous regional and state festivals and honor bands throughout the United States and Canada. Guest conducting appearances include the United States Air Force Band, the United States Army Field Band, the Military Band of the People's Liberation Army of China, the Pearl River Orchestra of Guangzhou, China, and bands and orchestras in Russia and Ukraine.
Comprised of sixty woodwind, brass, and percussion players--and one string bass-- from the Tacoma, Seattle, and lower Puget Sound areas, the ensemble was created by conductor and music director Robert Musser in 1981. The band performs a wide range of musical styles including works of such varied composers as J. S. Bach, Alfred Reed, Richard Wagner, Gustav Holst and John Philip Sousa, as well as other great composers past and present. With musical roots based in the traditions of the finest American and European bands, extending to the newest music commissioned especially for the Tacoma Concert Band, the band embraces the present while respecting the past. The Tacoma Concert band has received awards for excellence from the John Philip Sousa Foundation and the City of Tacoma and Pierce County Arts Commissions.
Bass Clarinet
Nicholas Kosuk
Contra-alto Clarinet
Cindy Renander
Bassoon
David Cripe
Dennis Dearth
Tammy Harris
Alto Saxophone
Julie Allison
Sheryl Clark
Tenor Saxophone
Stacia Rink
Bill Turnidge
Baritone Saxophone
Catherine Kostelecky-Roe
French Horn
Tracy Cripe
Kathy Green
Lavonne Northcutt
Robert Read
Martha Smith
Mark Willis
Trumpet/Cornet
Steve Allison
Mike Anderson
Robin Bruce-Aijian
Shelly Devlin
Jim Hunt
Morris Northcutt
Trombone
Jim Allen
Bob Barnes
Wade Demmert (bass)
Bill Dyer
Jeremy Faxon
Stuart Lane
Dave Natsaway (bass)
Jamie Paulson
Euphonium
Dave Baldock
Jason Gilliam
Terry Paannen
Tuba
Ivan Giddings
Dennis Goans
Bill Klouse
Jerry Smith
Pat VanHaren
String Bass
Bill Amblad
Percussion
Lamont Atkinson
Robin Blumenthal
Lisa Cepeda
Michael Engstrom
Randy Grostick
Connie Knecht
Becky Krebs
Mike Lewis
Eric Peterson
Jim Snyder
Keyboard
Karla Epperson
Harp
Adrienne Fletcher
Margaret Shelton
Piccolo
Jan Lofdahl
Flute
Emily Dail
Sidnee-Marie Dunn
Richard Lince
Teresa Mizukami-Stahnke
Kim Pepin
Lindley Terreau
Lia Wax
Oboe
Wendy Cushner
Shanie Jernigan
Lynn Zatzkin (Eng. Hn.)
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Raymond Pliskow
Cindy Renander
Bb Soprano Clarinet
Jessica Arnold
Sandy Arnold
Lawrence Bradley
Les Fox
Carolyn Freudenstein
Renee Gale
Hannah Gullickson
Kathy Herrmann
Heidi Huckins
Justin Inouye
Jim Klippert
Don Miller
Mark Reutlinger
Rebecca Stay
Tina Stretz
Bryon Taylor
Jack Turpin
Michelle Tiegs
John Werth
Julie Werth
Alto Clarinet
Debe Christnacht
Note: Band personnel change from concert to concert. This alphabetical list (by section) includes all of the usual suspects.
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TCB Mission Statement
"The Tacoma Concert Band's mission to provide the Puget Sound community with a professional quality wind ensemble performing the very finest symphonic band music; to offer a high-quality performance opportunity to local wind and percussion musicians; to support and encourage the region's school band programs; and to reaffirm the community concert band's position in American music."
Tacoma Concert Band Core Values
(1) Opportunity. We provide accomplished musicians an opportunity to perform the highest quality music literature for the concert band, bringing in local, national and international audiences together through the universal language of music.
(2) Commitment to Community and Tradition. We have a commitment to share with our audience and our community the heritage, power and energy of live music. We perform both traditional and contemporary masterpieces of the concert band repertoire.
(3) Inspiration, Motivation and Education. We inspire and motivate young musicians with programs such as children's concerts, a student soloist competition and student participation in our musical performances. We provide music educators with a quality performance opportunity that benefits both them and their students.
(4) Creativity. We commission noted composers to create original works to be premiered by the Tacoma Concert Band thus enhancing the band's reputation, providing our audiences with a unique musical experience and helping to assure the continued growth and development of the concert band repertoire in America and throughout the world.
