The Hill Country Community Band was formed in 1990 as the Wimberley Community Band. Due to the rapid growth and expansion of the membership, the band’s name was changed to reflect the diverse membership from all over the central Texas area.
Our members range in age from 15 to 80+. Our concert season is year ’round. We begin rehearsals in mid-August and go through the Fourth of July. At present, we rehearse on Tuesday evenings from 7pm to 8:30pm at First Baptist Church on Winters Mill Parkway in Wimberley. Please feel free to stop in and listen.
We are always interested in recruiting new members. If you play or have played a wind or percussion instrument in high school band, you are eligible! Click here to complete the contact form and an officer of the band will contact you shortly.
Our Director
The band is led by Dr. Manuel Arambula, who is a graduate of the University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in saxophone performance, and a graduate of Texas Tech University with master’s and doctoral degrees in instrumental conducting. He has taught band and orchestra students in the Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio, Lubbock, Los Angeles, Texas Tech University and is now the orchestra director at Canyon High School in New Braunfels, Texas.
HCCB BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Hill Country Community Band is governed by a board of directors. Officers are elected to a two year term by the band membership. Our officers for this session are:
President – Pat Ricks
Vice President – Luellyn Dollard
Secretary – Nathan Deans
Treasurer – Donna Atkins
Librarian – Neal Mallard
Our membership consists of the following musicians:
flute/piccolo
Luellyn Dollard, Shirley Fraser, Lisa Gross, Deanna Harrison∗, Suzanna Rickman, Pat Ricks, Jackie Truitt
oboe
Joanna Millinor
clarinet
Corrina Alvey, Donna Atkins, Amy Austria, Tess Hasbrouck, Claire Marchant, Molly Michalsky, Ana Oostwouder, Jeremy Sustaita, Laura Tanner∗
alto/bass clarinet
Dan Prorok, Karen Walters
alto saxophone
Craig Barnstable, Eduardo “Eddie” Esparza∗, John Greer
tenor saxophone
Candy Bowman
baritone saxophone
Tyler Hastings, Lucinda Kapral
trumpet
Mary Beth Alsdorf, Brian Duchscher∗, Jennifer Godwin, Tom Hastings, Randy Heaton, John Logan, Doug Martin, Steve Merritt, Penny Zamora
french horn
Mark Horne∗, Adam Weiss, Michelle Winn
euphonium
Joe Dollard, Emmy Vandermeer, Stacy Staman
trombone
Phillip Atkins, Susie Cranford, Jonathan Mudge, Zack Nobles, Jenna Smith
bass trombone
Jeff Haynes, Neal Mallard*
tuba
Tom McCormick
percussion
Valerie Chandler, Nathan Deans, Dan Stephens∗, Michael Thielen, Sheila Wolf
*denotes Section Leader
