About Us
Based in Oneonta NY, we are a group of passionate musicians sharing their love of learning and performing the best in wind band literature.
Our journey is filled with dedication, hard work, and the joy of making music together. We take pride in our achievements, and we are always striving for excellence in our performances and musical growth.
Come join us in celebrating the beauty of music and the power of community through our public performances.
Our Conductors
Andrew Pease has a B.A. degree from Dartmouth College, M.A. degrees from Columbia and Hofstra Universities, and the D.M.A. from Arizona State University. He has played trumpet in many ensembles and taught at several schools and colleges. Currently, he is director of instrumental music at Hartwick College, where he conducts the Wind Ensemble.
Amy Hoxie received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Ithaca College. She has been teaching elementary band in the public schools for 30 years and is now at Sherburne-Earlville Elementary School. Amy currently performs with the Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble, the Well-Tempered Brass Quintet and is the conductor of the Sidney Community Band.
Board of Directors
Cheryl Nages (Chair), Paul Blake (Vice-Chair), Michelle Fritts (Secretary), Todd Loucks (Treasurer), Amy Hoxie (Co-Conductor), Andrew Pease (Co-Conductor), Jonelle Goldman (Member), Rachel Hansen (Member), Philip Wade (Member), Gretchen Becker (Member), Courtney Hewitt (Member)
Members (click here to view current personnel)
Music teachers, experienced adults and outstanding students make up the group. All are volunteers who commit their time to the group by attending our weekly rehearsals and practicing at home to master the selected repertoire.
Repertoire (click here to view recent concert programs)
Outstanding works written originally for band, old and new, Holst to Holsinger. The best transcriptions of orchestral music, Bach to Bernstein. Broadway, film and popular music well arranged. And, of course, the great tradition of marches for band. We strive to present new and recent works by young composers of diverse backgrounds.
In fall 2024, we were honored to perform the world premiere of Songs of Childhood by Andrew Pease. Recently, we commissioned JP Dewey to compose a march featuring our talented French horn section. The world premiere of that piece, Catskill March, was performed at our spring concert on May 4, 2025.
This November, we are happy again to be performing another world premiere, Three Reflections by Andrew Pease.
Outreach
Demonstrations of band music and band instruments for elementary students in Oxford and Sidney. Sectionals, rehearsals and performances with senior bands in the Milford, Cooperstown, Unatego, Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton, Afton, Delhi, Downsville, and Richfield Springs school districts, and with the Hartwick College Wind Ensemble.