MEET OUR MEMBERS

Meet our Conductor and the Fanfare Concert Winds musicians

Conductor Ted M. Hope
Conductor Ted M. Hope has served as the conductor of the Fanfare Winds and Hillsborough Community College for the past 10 years.  He was affiliated with the Hillsborough County School District for 39 years and retired as the Supervisor of Middle and Secondary Music after 19 years of service in March of 2023.  He received his Associates Degree from Hillsborough Community College, Bachelor of Music Education from Florida State University, and his Master of Music Education and Education Specialist from the University of Southern Mississippi.   He subsequently taught in the public schools for twenty years as band director at Hillsborough High School (1984-1987) and Bloomingdale High School (1987-2004).  He is a member of the Florida Bandmasters Association where he served as chairman and secretary. Mr. Hope’s professional affiliations include Music Educators National Conference, Hillsborough County Secondary Music Council, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the Bay Area Saxophone Quartet and the Hillsborough Association of School Administrators . Mr. Hope is an active clinician and adjudicator in concert band, jazz ensemble, and marching band.

MUSICIANS

♫ – denotes section leader

TROMBONE
Raymond Deckert
Sara Fraze
Michael Henry
Lewis Lopez ♫
Walt Shaffner

BASS TROMBONE
Vince Chrisman

EUPHONIUM
Saniyah Abram
Brianna Emge
Rick Hatfield
Edgar Kilborn
Emily Raines

TUBA
Douglas Barlar
James Coyne
Daniel Hadden
Leigh Simonton ♫
Robert Singleton

PERCUSSION
Steve Brown ♫
Tim Diehl
Sam Koppelman
Dante Quiles Morales
Manuel Rosadilla
Jae Xiong

PIANO
Joseph Rose