Member Name:Sharon Mosher

Sharon Mosher

Year Joined Community Band:

2003

Spouse / Sig Other, Children:

Russ, daughters Kirstie and Corinne
 

Work / Profession:

High school math teacher at HF-L
 

Personal Pursuits:

Tennis, racquetball, softball, watching my girls play sports and enjoying their musical talents develop.
 

Music Background:

I started playing clarinet in 5th grade and played all the way through college at Geneseo, in both the Wind Ensemble and the Geneseo Symphony Orchestra.  I played bari and tenor saxophone in high school in our jazz ensemble and I was also the drum major in our marching band.  A huge highlight was being chosen to march in the 1980 winter Olympics in Lake Placid - we led the parade the day that Eric Heiden won his 5th gold medal!  When I taught at Perry, I was asked to play clarinet in a few concerts, but I didn't play consistently until I joined the community band a few years ago.

It was a treat to see my band director from high school still leading the Rotterdam Town band last summer at the Lake George Festival.  I had some excellent teachers who instilled a love of music in me.
 

Other Bands Play(ed) With:

Geneseo Symphony Orchestra, Geneseo Wind Ensemble, Rotterdam Town Band
 

What you most enjoy, or find especially fulfilling, about being a part of Community Band:

I enjoy the friends I have made in the band - we are like one big family in the clarinet section!  I love having my family members attend my concerts...especially my parents (after all these years!)  My kids see that people do play instruments after graduating from high school and that it's definitely worth all the hours of practicing.
 

Of the music we play, is there a type or piece that is your favorite:

I enjoy the challenge of the more difficult music we play during the year, but love the marches we play during the summer.