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Marlene Morvaji Ford
is a graduate of Ohio University and Norfolk State University. She has studied with Martin Morris of the Cleveland Orchestra and Edwin C. Thayer of the National Symphony. She is a former member of the
Virginia Beach Pops Orchestra and the Virginia Symphony and currently performs with the Williamsburg Symphonia and Eastern Virginia Brass Quintet. Marlene also teaches horn at Old Dominion University and music at
Tidewater Community College.
Robert Ford
received the B.A. degree in music from Ohio Wesleyan University, the Master of Music degree from the University of Southern California, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Catholic University of America. Former positions include classroom music with the Va. Beach Public Schools, and applied adjunct teaching (low brass instruments) at Old Dominion University, Christopher Newport University, and Virginia Wesleyan College. Formerly with the Virginia Symphony, and the Spokane
(Washington) Symphony, Dr. Ford currently performs with the Williamsburg (Virginia) Symphonia, the Lakeside (Ohio) Symphony, and the Eastern Virginia Brass Quintet.
Jeanette Winsor
studied piano with Clifford Herzer, Lois Rova Ozanich, and Shirley Harrison. She received a Bachelor of Music degree cum laude from Heidelberg College and a Master of Music degree in piano performance from Kent State University. She has occasionally coached with Thomas Schumacher. She teaches piano in her studio in Chesapeake and for the Community Music Academy at Old Dominion University, music appreciation, theory and piano at Tidewater Community College, accompanies the Virginia
Beach Chorale, and serves as an adjudicator for the National Guild of Piano Teachers. She frequently appears as a soloist and lecturer. Jeanette holds National and State Professional Teaching Certificates from MTNA and VMTA as well as certification through the American College of Musicians. Jeanette is listed in the 21st edition of Who's Who of American Women. She is the MTNA Southern Division Competitions Chair and is past president of the Tidewater Music Teachers Forum and the Virginia Music Teachers
Association. Her articles on piano pedagogy have been published by Piano Guild Notes. Recent performances include the Salon 33 Concert Series in Princeton, New Jersey and the NACUSA/CMS National Conference in Kansas City, Missouri.
John Winsor
studied clarinet with Robert Harrison, David Harris, and Robert Marcellus of the Cleveland Orchestra and composition with John Rinehart and James Waters. He received a Bachelor of Music degree from Heidelberg College and a Master of Arts degree in music theory from Kent State University. He has taught music theory and designed bandsman training materials at the Armed Forces School of Music. He has also taught clarinet, music theory, and composition at the Virginia Governor's School for
the Arts. He is NACUSA's Membership Coordinator and Webmaster. He is also sole proprietor of Benchmark Web Sites. John's composition prizes include the 1992 Delius Vocal Category Award, the 1995 Delius Keyboard Category Award, the 1992 and 1994 VMTA Commissioned Composer Competitions, and the Modern Music Festival 2000 Film Scoring Prize. He has received grants from the American Music Center and from Meet the Composer, Inc. and ASCAP awards. His chamber works are frequ
festivals, conferences, and concerts around the United States. Since 1992, John has received seven commissions from various arts organizations. Articles by and about him have appeared in ComposerUSA. Recent performances include the Salon 33 Concert Series in Princeton, New Jersey and the NACUSA/CMS National Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. He is the author of Breaking the Sound Barrier: an Argument for Mainstream Literary Music, which won a bronze medal in the 2003 ForeWord Magazine
Book of the Year Awards and is listed as an iUniverseReader's Choice and Editor's Choice selection. His
His Three Essays for orchestra was released on Volume 2 of ERM Media's Masterworks for the New Era series (Philharmonia Bulgarica; Robert Ian Winstin, cond.).
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