Music Director - Judy
Manning
Vocalists - Peg DiGrazia, Jean Nigro
Alto Saxophones - Jean Nigro, Pam Ross
Tenor Saxophone - Carol Lucyniak, Sandra Bower
Baritone Saxophone - Annette Turcotte
Clarinet - Jean Nigro
Trumpets - Margie McGagh, Kathleen O'Toole, Joy Oakes,
Diane Connor
Trombones - Lisa Mula, Chris Reif, Rosemary Sears,
Janeen Killian, Marie Machacek
Percussion - Wendy Baisley
Bass - Elizabeth Suchy
Piano - Peg DiGrazia
As
a flautist, Ms. Manning has performed at Symphony Hall with
the Nashua Flute Choir, in France and Monaco with the Middlesex
Concert Band, in Hawaii with the American Legion Band, and
in New York City and Atlanta at the National Flute Conventions.
Ms. Manning resides in East Kingston, New Hampshire with
her husband Peter and her son, Michael.
Lisa
Mula - Trombone
Lisa has been playing a low brass
instrument since she was 10 yrs. old. Her master instrument
is the Euphonium. She has been playing the Trombone since
high school. She has a Bachelor of Science degree from Northeastern
University and a Masters Degree in Public Administration
from Suffolk University Frank Sawyers School of Management
and a Master of Science degree from Suffolk University College
of Arts and Sciences.
Lisa is a retired State trooper
from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and has been enjoying
making music since her retirement. She was the State police
bugler for 20 yrs. playing most of the funerals and memorial
ceremonies both in and outside Masachusetts. Now Lisa just
likes to have fun with music.
Heather
Roscoe - Baritone Saxophone
Heather was raised in a musical household in East Bridgewater,
MA. Her mother played the piano and sang in a church choir,
and her sisters each played an instrument and sang in the
school choir. As a child, she would spend hours at her mother's
piano playing melodies by ear and attending the various
performances of her sisters. Although she was also a fan
of popular music at the time, she showed a surprising interest
in the oldies and classical music.
Once Heather was old enough
to participate in the musical instrument program at school,
she began by playing the clarinet, but quickly switched
to saxophone. During Middle School and High School, Heather
auditioned for and was repeatedly selected for the Southeastern
Massachusetts School Bandmasters Association (SEMSBA) festival
band.
Heather has been involved
in many different types of musical ensembles including marching
bands, concert bands, jazz bands, and the Roma Band (the
band that follows the Saints in the North End of Boston
at festivals and everyone learns how to play the repertoire
by ear). Tenor sax is her primary instrument, but she also
plays the Baritone Saxophone.
Music is a hobby for
Heather, and professionally
she is a higher education
researcher.
Pamela
Ross -
Alto Saxophone
Hailing from East Bridgewater,
at the age of six Pam was
given a small electric
keyboard that illuminated
the staff line and notes.
With this “Music Major”
keyboard and the organ
at her grandparent’s
home that also illuminated
the letters on the keys,
Pam taught herself to read
music and play the piano.
Once the opportunity was
granted in school she began
on the clarinet, and continued
with formal piano lessons.
She quickly was bored with
clarinet and had heard
that the oboe was a challenge,
therefore began learning
the oboe. Throughout high
school Pam was in all music
groups including marching
band, chorus, and the jazz
choir. As oboe as her primary
instrument she has played
in numerous high school
state festivals, honor
bands and continues to
perform with the Lexington
Bicentennial Band, Middlesex
Concert Band, Calliope,
The Arlington Philharmonic,
and the Reading Civic Band.
She attended Ithaca College
for English and music.
Although the saxophone
is fairly new to her –
she will readily tell you
that playing on one reed
is much easier than playing
on two.
Currently
she works at the New England
Conservatory of Music in
the President’s Office,
assisting the President
daily, and coordinating
the Board of Trustees and
Overseers. She is also
a part-time trivia host
and devoted aunt.
Wendy Baisley - Drums and Percussion
Since the fourth grade, Wendy has performed in community
concert bands, orchestras and theatre pits in Boston and
on the North Shore. Some of her favorite musical moments
have been the Voices of Hope benefit to fight cancer at
Symphony Hall in Boston, Arlington's AIDA, the SpeakEasy's
new work, "Jack the Ripper: the Musical," performing
with the Middlesex Concert Band in Europe, Canada and at
Faneuil Hall.
She is currently active with the Middlesex
Concert Band, Waltham American Legion Band, North Shore
Philharmonic Orchestra, Gordon and Salem State College Wind
Ensembles, and the Boston Windjammers (marching).
Wendy has a Bachelor's Degree in Physical
Education from Gordon College and is currently working on
becoming a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant.
Jean Nigro - Alto
Saxophone, Clarinet, Vocalist
Jean Nigro studies voice with Mr. Rene Pfister, and has
recorded vocals for several of his original compositions.
She has soloed in musical theater productions of the Open
Door Theater and the Lincoln Players. She has also had vocal
solos with the "Boots" Russo Combo. She is a regular
vocalist with the Coro Dante, classical choral group and
the Jazzabelles.
Margie McGagh - Trumpet
Coming from a musical family, Margie started
playing trumpet in the third grade. She was in concert band
and orchestra and marching band through high school. She
was in concert and marching band at University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, where she got a Bachelor degree in Biology. She
did not play at Northeastern University where she got a
Masters of Health Science while working as a cell culture
research lab assistant at Harvard School of Public Health,
Nutrition Department
Margie returned to trumpet playing in the
90's and has been playing with the Middlesex Concert Band
since then, and recently also with the Jazzabelles. She
most recently was working as a research assistant at the
McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT.
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