Hickory Brass Trio Recital - Paoli Presbyterian Church - May 15, 2011

Bob maintains an active schedule as a freelance trumpet player, bandleader, and musical contractor in the metropolitan Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas. Over the past 20 years, he has performed with dozens of regional classical, jazz, R&B & theatre groups in countless venues.

Bob is the director and trumpet soloist for the 20 piece Jump City Jazz Orchestra, of a mix of professional and amateur musicians widely considered to be Philly's Hottest Big Band. The group performs at concerts, private parties and weddings for audiences throughout the Philadelphia area. Bob has produced and appeared as a soloist on 2 critically acclaimed CDs with the Jump City Jazz Orchestra.

Bob co-owns and operates Jump City Music and Hickory Brass, two of the areas most active music performance and contracting organizations providing musicians and musical services to churches, theaters, community groups and schools in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Bob is a proud member of Bugles Across America, a volunteer network of trumpeters, dedicated to honoring our fallen active duty and veteran servicemen and women with a live presentation of "Taps" at their funeral.

In addition to musical activities, Bob maintains a career in the Information Technology industry and resides with his wife in their Chester Springs, PA empty nest along with their dog Boomer who is adopted from The Seeing Eye.

Gail began her serious musical studies performing the Arbans Carnival of Venice on the euphonium in eighth grade. During the same year she started playing the trombone in order to perform in her school's jazz band. She continued her musical studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Indiana University in Bloomington, studying under Gary Bird, Glenn Dodson and Harvey Phillips. She won the euphonium solo competition at the 1st National Tuba/Euphonium Conference in Champagne-Urbana.

Gail has performed in many groups including the Johnstown Symphony, the Main Line Symphony, Chester County Concert Band, Big Band from the Valley, and most recently Glenn Dodson's Trombone Ensemble and the Jump City Jazz Orchestra. Gail is constantly on the go, teaching private students and performing.

a native of central Pennsylvania, is a graduate of West Chester University with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education. He has been studying the piano since the age of 7 under the supervision of Nevelyn J. Knisley. While completing his undergraduate work, Jonathan studied vocal performance with Alan Wagner, piano performance with Robert Bedford, and choral conducting with Donald Nally and David DeVenney. He has performed and studied over 35 major choral compositions and been a part of over 20 musical theater productions. He has performed throughout the Susquehanna and Delaware Valleys and has performed with or accompanied the West Chester University Concert Choir, the Reading Choral Society, the Bridge Ensemble, the Brandywine Ballet, the Pennsylvania Ballet, the Mastersingers of Paoli, and the Pittsburgh Symphony.

Jonathan is an active member of the Philadelphia arts community. He is the Director of Music at Paoli Presbyterian Church located in the heart of the Main Line in Paoli, PA. At PPC, Jonathan directs the brass ensemble, the bell choir, a 45-voice Sanctuary Choir, and oversees a praise choir and active childrens' music program.

To complete Jonathan’s busy performance schedule, he is also the choral director at E. N. Peirce Middle School in the West Chester Area School District. He has 470 students involved in three general grade level choirs and one auditioned ensemble. His students have recorded for the National Cherry Blossom Parade in DC and are award-winning ensembles. Jonathan's previous choral director post was in the Upper Darby School District, where he also performed solo piano recitals at the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center.

During the summer months, Jonathan spends his time working with the Ocean City Theater Company located in Ocean City, NJ, as their resident musical director. He has directed the company in performances of Seussical, the Musical, 42nd Street, Wizard of Oz, Hello, Dolly!, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and this upcoming season, Oklahoma!, and You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown. He has also been featured two years in a row at the Ocean City Music Pier for OCTC’s Valentine’s Day Cabaret. AND he is the co-founder of the Ocean City Children’s Chorus (whom we are proud to have perform with TBS) and Vocal Camp.