Richard Pollock is the principle alto saxophonist of the Great Lakes Wind Symphony.  Currently, he is a sophomore Music Education and Math Education major at Mansfield University.  At Lackawanna Trail Jr. /Sr. High School, Richard earned All-State Musician honors for three years.  His quartet received an invitation to play at the International Saxophone Symposium in January, 2015.  In addition to being the principle saxophonist of the Great Lakes Wind Symphony, he is also principle saxophonist of the Mansfield University Concert Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble.  Richard Pollock is from Dalton, Pennsylvania.

Susan Anderson is a saxophonist with the Great Lakes Wind Symphony and the Hornell Area Wind Ensemble.  She is an active NYSSMA All-State Woodwind Adjudicator, saxophone clinician and studio teacher.  Anderson is currently the Director of Instrumental Music at Arkport Central School where she directs four concert bands and the marching band.

Eric J. Griffin is the Director of Bands and Theater Manager for Corning-Painted Post High School.  He has a B.M in Music Education from Mansfield University and a M.E. in Learning and Technology from Western Governors University.  Mr. Griffin has performed in several jazz ensembles and pit orchestras in the southern tier and has conducted festivals in NY and PA.  Groups under his direction have participated all over the Eastern Seaboard and in London U.K.  He is proud to be an original member of the Great Lakes Wind Symphony with his wife Wendy. They have a home in Campbell NY with their three children Genevieve, Liam and Lyra. He is a member of I.A.J.E., N.A.f.M.E. Kappa Kappa Psi, and the National Eagle Scout Association.

Mikaela Brown is the baritone saxophonist in the Great Lakes Wind Symphony, and is from Muncy, Pa. An emerging young talent, she is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in both music education and pure mathematics from Mansfield University. At Mansfield, Mikaela plays tenor sax in the Concert Wind Ensemble and Marching Band, and bari sax in the Jazz Band, as well as French horn in Symphonic Band. She also plays the alto sax in the Milton Area Community Band in Milton, Pa.  and performs in a saxophone quartet at MU.  She studies with Dr. Joseph Murphy.