John Barrer, Trumpet

I went on to Oberlin after GYBSO where I majored in Math and studied the trumpet as well.  I eventually completed a PH.D, then taught at SUNY Buffalo for a while.  I became interested in aviation and came to Washington where I work at the MITRE corporation on aviation systems analysis.  I continued playing trumpet in local orchestras and ensembles until 2000. 

Jonathan Copeland, Tuba
Savannah, Georgia
I went to graduate school in biology, got a Ph.D., and have taught at a number of different colleges and universities, including Tufts, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Swarthmore College. I am a Professor of Biology at Georgia Southern University, near Savannah. I study the rhythmic flash communication of synchronously flashing fireflies. Although, to my regret, music is no longer an active part of my life, the lessons of GBYSO are still with me!

Ellen Moloney, Violin

Gillian Rogell, Viola

Alex Schwartz, Violin
San Franscisco, California
I've been Living in the SF bay area for 11 years; My wife Susan (of 21 years) and I think living here is close to paradise, so we're not going anywhere. My kids are all grown. Kyra is a struggling actress in Los Angeles, Leah a nurse-midwife practicing in the Seattle area (and the mother of my 5 year old granddaughter, Hannah), and Adam is 26 and trying to figure out what to do next. Musically, I happy to say that at 56, I'm at my peak.

Ken Sherman, Oboe
North Grafton , Massachusetts
Having worked in the aviation, electronics, and publishing industries, these days I teach flying and work as a reporter for several aviation and military publications. I was widowed in 2001. I have many memories of the GBYSO - Marvin Rabin's temper tantrums; playing at The White House for President Kennedy and Carnegie Hall for the UN. There was a great bunch of people in the orchestra. I still have the tapes from several concerts.

Francis Strong, Bass
Ironwood, Michigan
Although I went on to Oberlin Conservatory for a year, I decided to pursue music only as an avocation. More than anything about GBYSO, I remember the thrill of playing in an ensemble of that quality and the discipline and satisfaction of merging our individual play into the sound of the whole. More recently: I am a Lutheran pastor. I am married and have three grown children. They were great years with the orchestra, and I applaud the continuing tradition!