Marjorie Bollinger-Hogan: Flute/Alto Flute/Piccolo
Marjorie holds a Master of Music in Applied Flute from the Hartt School of Music, and a BA in Flute Performance from the University of South Florida. Her primary teachers include Martha Rearick, Linda Toote, and John Wion. Marjorie has performed with many chamber ensembles and orchestras in the area, including the New Hampshire Philharmonic and the Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra. She has directed the Merrimack Valley Flute Choir since 1997. She teaches flute privately in Nashua, NH. Marjorie has served on the boards of the Greater Boston Flute Association, The Flutists' Guild, and City Arts Nashua.
Duane Bateman: Oboe
Duane graduated from Central State University, Edmond Oklahoma in 1975 and successfully auditioned for the United States Air Force Band career field the following year. During his 30 years in the Air Force, Mr. Bateman performed extensively in the United States and Europe with concert bands, ceremonial bands, show bands and woodwind ensembles including the Chamber Winds and the New England Winds from the Air Force Band of Liberty, Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts. He has also performed on numerous occasions with the New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra and a variety of regional woodwind quintets. He studied oboe primarily with Francine Schutzman, John Mack and Fred Cohen. .
Matt Miller: Horn
Matt’s passion for playing the horn began in the late 1970s. He took a leave from playing to pursue a career as a chemical engineer but picked it back up in 2015 and studied with James Wilson, principal horn for the Huston Ballet Orchestra. He recently moved to New Hampshire from Houston and has taken advantage of opportunities to continue playing horn. In addition to Quint-Essential Winds, he plays in numerous community bands around central NH, including the Nevers' 2nd Regiment Band and the Carter Mountain Brass Band. He also substitutes, as needed, in the Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra and Nashua Chamber Orchestra. Matt has transferred his engineering skills from chemistry to music and now designs and constructs Valvectomy Natural Horns by removing the valves from a vintage single F horn and turning it into a valveless horn in E, F, Eb, or D.
Maria Isaak: Bassoon
Maria received a master’s degree in Bassoon Performance from the New England Conservatory and studied at the International School for Kodály Studiesin Hungary, where she earned her Kodály Specialist Certificate. As a bassoonist, she has performed with the Portland Symphony, Indian Hill Symphony, Nashua Symphony, and the NH Philharmonic, and has been a concerto soloist with orchestras in San Francisco, Chile, and China. She is on the faculty of the Concord Community Music School and also teaches bassoon and piano in Durham, New Hampshire. In addition to her bassoon performance and teaching, she is a choral director and has directed numerous theater productions.
Robert Sinclair: Clarinet
Bob started on clarinet in the late 1950s and attended the University of Connecticut, majoring in music while studying with Anton Svenson, a member of the Julliard faculty. He was drafted in 1966 and spent the next twenty years performing all over the United States and the Pacific as a member of the United States Air Force. During his two tours at Scott AFB in Illinois, Mr. Sinclair studied with Les Scott and George Silfes, principal clarinetists with the St. Louis Symphony. In addition to his work with this group he plays clarinet and bass clarinet in the Sea Reeds Clarinet Quartet and has performed on clarinet and bass clarinet with the Portsmouth Symphony, New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra. and the Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra . He has played reeds in pit orchestras for numerous shows in New Hampshire and Maine and has extensive big band experience. Mr. Sinclair is the contact for Quint-Essential Winds and can be reached by email at wdwinds4@gmail.com or by phone at his home in Rochester NH at (603) 335 - 4412 to schedule a performance by the quintet.
Marjorie holds a Master of Music in Applied Flute from the Hartt School of Music, and a BA in Flute Performance from the University of South Florida. Her primary teachers include Martha Rearick, Linda Toote, and John Wion. Marjorie has performed with many chamber ensembles and orchestras in the area, including the New Hampshire Philharmonic and the Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra. She has directed the Merrimack Valley Flute Choir since 1997. She teaches flute privately in Nashua, NH. Marjorie has served on the boards of the Greater Boston Flute Association, The Flutists' Guild, and City Arts Nashua.
Duane Bateman: Oboe
Duane graduated from Central State University, Edmond Oklahoma in 1975 and successfully auditioned for the United States Air Force Band career field the following year. During his 30 years in the Air Force, Mr. Bateman performed extensively in the United States and Europe with concert bands, ceremonial bands, show bands and woodwind ensembles including the Chamber Winds and the New England Winds from the Air Force Band of Liberty, Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts. He has also performed on numerous occasions with the New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra and a variety of regional woodwind quintets. He studied oboe primarily with Francine Schutzman, John Mack and Fred Cohen. .
Matt Miller: Horn
Matt’s passion for playing the horn began in the late 1970s. He took a leave from playing to pursue a career as a chemical engineer but picked it back up in 2015 and studied with James Wilson, principal horn for the Huston Ballet Orchestra. He recently moved to New Hampshire from Houston and has taken advantage of opportunities to continue playing horn. In addition to Quint-Essential Winds, he plays in numerous community bands around central NH, including the Nevers' 2nd Regiment Band and the Carter Mountain Brass Band. He also substitutes, as needed, in the Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra and Nashua Chamber Orchestra. Matt has transferred his engineering skills from chemistry to music and now designs and constructs Valvectomy Natural Horns by removing the valves from a vintage single F horn and turning it into a valveless horn in E, F, Eb, or D.
Maria Isaak: Bassoon
Maria received a master’s degree in Bassoon Performance from the New England Conservatory and studied at the International School for Kodály Studiesin Hungary, where she earned her Kodály Specialist Certificate. As a bassoonist, she has performed with the Portland Symphony, Indian Hill Symphony, Nashua Symphony, and the NH Philharmonic, and has been a concerto soloist with orchestras in San Francisco, Chile, and China. She is on the faculty of the Concord Community Music School and also teaches bassoon and piano in Durham, New Hampshire. In addition to her bassoon performance and teaching, she is a choral director and has directed numerous theater productions.
Robert Sinclair: Clarinet
Bob started on clarinet in the late 1950s and attended the University of Connecticut, majoring in music while studying with Anton Svenson, a member of the Julliard faculty. He was drafted in 1966 and spent the next twenty years performing all over the United States and the Pacific as a member of the United States Air Force. During his two tours at Scott AFB in Illinois, Mr. Sinclair studied with Les Scott and George Silfes, principal clarinetists with the St. Louis Symphony. In addition to his work with this group he plays clarinet and bass clarinet in the Sea Reeds Clarinet Quartet and has performed on clarinet and bass clarinet with the Portsmouth Symphony, New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra. and the Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra . He has played reeds in pit orchestras for numerous shows in New Hampshire and Maine and has extensive big band experience. Mr. Sinclair is the contact for Quint-Essential Winds and can be reached by email at wdwinds4@gmail.com or by phone at his home in Rochester NH at (603) 335 - 4412 to schedule a performance by the quintet.