About

Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Formed in 1981 by Maurice Backun and based in Vancouver British Columbia, the Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble boasts some of the Lower Mainland's finest wind band musicians. The group consists of professional musicians, dedicated music educators as well as outstanding amateur players. From its inception, the group has worked with a variety of composers, conductors and soloists, performing new and unusual works as well as standard wind ensemble repertoire.

This is PSWE's 26th season of superlative music making, and it follows a wonderful season highlighted by the guest appearance of famed trumpeter Jens Lindemann, as well as their ambitious program of July 2005 where they were guest artists at the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) in Singapore.

PSWE is returning to WASBE in San Jose in July, 2015, following another successful annual concert series at Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam.
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Last Lineup

Debbie Webb
Saxophone
Sheila Woody
Flute / Piccolo
Robert Neville
Flute / Piccolo
Gordon Koch
Timpani
Brandon Green
Percussion
Allan Roszmann
Percussion
Robert Toren
Trombone
Janet Summers
French Horn
Maureen Hole
French Horn
Brenda Wilson
French Horn
Jeremy Backun
Trumpet
Rob Murray
Trumpet
Valerie Wood
Saxophone
Allan Hicks
President
Marcia Nottle
Alto/Bass Clarinet
Chuck Currie
Alto/Bass Clarinet
Louise Whitehead
Clarinet
Donella Robb
Clarinet
Dennis Kirkwood
Clarinet
Ann Thorup
Clarinet
Lasse Leslie
Clarinet
Allan Hicks
Clarinet
Mary Backun
Clarinet
Karen Koch
Oboe
Marni Johnson
Flute/Piccolo

Past Members

Ward Blair
Saxophone
? - 2015
Michelle Bredenholler
Percussion
? - 2015
Matthew Thompson
Tuba
? - 2015
Scott Weaver
Tuba
? - 2015
David Gsponer
Trombone
? - 2015
Gregory Farrugia
Trombone
? - 2015
Diana Clark
Trombone
? - 2015
Ann Sluyter
French Horn
? - 2015
Dean Markel
Trumpet
? - 2015
Ferdinand Bredenholler
Trumpet
? - 2015
Marc Crompton
Music Director
? - 2015
Rob Scheib
Saxophone
? - 2015
Brett Finlay
Clarinet
? - 2015
Elizabeth Dillon
Clarinet
? - 2015
Anne LePage
Bassoon
? - 2015
Jonathan Fan
Bassoon
? - 2015
Dan Hearty
Bassoon
? - 2015
Lori Olson
Flute/Piccolo
? - 2015
Terry Madsen
Flute/Piccolo
? - 2015
Kathleen Hearty
Flute/Piccolo
? - 2015