Darren Moring graduated from Blue Valley Northwest High School where he studied under Kathleen McCullough. He performed annually in the Kansas All-State Orchestra where he served as the Principal Violist in his senior year.

Darren graduated from the University of Kansas with his Bachelor's of Science in Atmospheric Science and a Minor in Music Performance, studying viola under Phillip Kramp and performing with the KU Symphony Orchestra under David Neely. He competed in concerto competitions in Kansas City as well as at the University of Kansas, where he placed 4th. During his studies, he also served as Principal Second Violinist with the Overland Park Community Orchestra, Principal Violinist in his church orchestra, and a common substitute for multiple ensemble groups across the Kansas City metro.

He currently works for Weathernews Inc. as an Operational Marine Meteorologist in Norman. He joined the Oklahoma Community Orchestra in 2018, and has served as Assistant Concertmaster since January 2019.

Tonya earned both her Bachelor and Master of Music Education degrees from the University of Tulsa. She was able to join the Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra during her junior year of college and performed with them for a total of sixteen years. After graduating, Tonya taught orchestra with the Norman Public Schools as well as playing with the Lawton Philharmonic for four years before returning to Tulsa. In 1990, her family relocated to Edmond and she started teaching orchestra with the Edmond schools. Tonya soon joined the Oklahoma Community orchestra and has served both as assistant-concertmaster and now as principal second violin. She also enjoys performing with the Enid Symphony. Tonya is now retired from Edmond Schools, where she taught orchestra for 21 years.

Bill was introduced to the viola in the Wichita Falls (TX) high school orchestra, where he shared a stand some 60 years ago with his future wife, Kathy. Back then, a good date often involved practicing the viola together. They shared Texas All-State Orchestra experiences together, as well as college experiences as newly-weds in the Abilene Christian University orchestra. Now, having surpassed their 55th marriage anniversary, Kathy is having to sit this year out due to some eye difficulties. But you will notice that we are leaving her in the picture in hopes of her future return. Even if that doesn't happen, her place in the photo honors her 30+ years playing the viola in the OCO, many of them in the principal chair.

Bill wandered into the OC band room for his first OCO rehearsal some 36+ years ago, and Monday nights were forever changed. By day Bill collects violas and works as an insurance agent in Edmond, Oklahoma. But on Monday evenings you know just where to find him. He considers it an honor to share music with the community and with the dedicated musicians of the Oklahoma Community Orchestra.

Bob is a graduate of U.S. Grant High School in Oklahoma City. While attending the University of Oklahoma, he was principal cellist in the OU Symphony and a member of the OU String Quartet.

He was also a cellist with the Midland-Odessa, TX Symphony following his collegiate years, while working as a YMCA professional.

Currently, Bob plays for pleasure in the Oklahoma Community Orchestra and is a member of the Classics Moods String Quartet; additionally, he plays solo cello for weddings, receptions, and other events.

Bob is currently retired from a 40-year career in the insurance industry. As the owner of Robert G. Carroll and Associates, he was a security expert in the jewelry industry, providing insurance for hundreds of jewelers in a four-state area. In retirement, his pastimes are grandchildren, sailing, travel, and his cello.

Michael Boyle is Professor of Music and Music Program Coordinator at Oklahoma City Community College. He has played in the Oklahoma Community Orchestra for 16 seasons and has performed many Nutcrackers. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1978 and has toured Europe and America with classical and rock groups. Professor Boyle also worked for 20+ years in fine dining, including 14 years at the Executive Chef level or higher.

Janet Romanishin, DMA, University of Southern California, has performed in the Tucson Symphony, Ballet and Pops Orchestras, Arizona Opera Orchestra, and Missouri Symphony Society Performing Arts Center Chamber Orchestra. Her many solo recitals include guest artist appearances at the University of Arizona and the University of Redlands, CA., as well as the Ada Arts Council Artist Series. Dr. Romanishin has performed at national conventions for both Sigma Alpha Iota and the National Flute Association. On the founding board of the Oklahoma Flute Society, she presented the inaugural recital for the Society in 1994, performed as featured soloist in the adult flute choir, and has served in many capacities, including president and treasurer. Dr. Romanishin has taught flute at Duquesne University and the Northern Arizona University Summer Fine Arts Camp, and flute and piano at South Mountain Community College (Phoenix). An active member of Oklahoma Music Teachers Association, she is nationally certified as a teacher of flute. As a member of the Norman Arts and Humanities Guest Artist Program, she presented educational performances about the flute family for schools. She has substituted for the Tulsa Opera and performed with the Norman Flute Quartet and the Arioso Consort. She teaches flute and piano privately in Norman, adjudicates, freelances, and plays principal flute in the Oklahoma Community Orchestra.

Gerald Warlick earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Central Oklahoma. There he studied oboe with Richard Killmer, currently professor of oboe at the Eastman School of Music. He taught instrumental music in Crescent and Oklahoma City Public Schools; was adjunct professor of oboe and bassoon at the University of Central Oklahoma and performed as a member of the Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with symphony orchestras in Enid, Fort Smith and Lawton.

Mr. Warlick retired as a music educator after fifteen years with Midwest City-Del City Schools. He is presently adjunct professor of oboe at Oklahoma Christian University and Southern Nazarene University and maintains a private studio of oboe students. Mr. Warlick performs regularly as principal oboist with the Enid Symphony Orchestra, the Oklahoma Community Orchestra, and chamber music groups Eclipse and Cimarron Wind Quintet.

Jenny has been principal clarinetist with the Oklahoma Community Orchestra since its inception and is a frequent substitute for the Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra, playing clarinet, bass clarinet and saxophone. In addition, Jennifer has competed in the International Clarinet Association’s “Clarinetfest” Orchestral Excerpt Competitions, where in 2006-2008, and 2010, was chosen as a semifinalist, and in 2007, won second place in Vancouver, B.C..

Jenny earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s of Music Education degrees from the University of Central Oklahoma. She is a member of the Cimarron Wind Quintet, The Lyric Theatre Orchestra, the Edmond Chamber Orchestra, the Pollard Theatre Orchestra and the American Federation of Musicians Local 375-703. She is currently the adjunct clarinet instructor at Oklahoma Christian University, the University of Central Oklahoma and has a highly successful private clarinet studio at her home in Edmond.

Jenny may also be seen and heard playing clarinet, sax and flute, with local bands, such as The Shadowman Blues Project, Moonlight Serenade, and The Edmond Jazz Orchestra.

Barre, an Oklahoma native, studied bassoon from 1953-1962 with the late Betty Johnson, former principal bassoonist with the Oklahoma City Symphony and the Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra.  He attended Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, from 1962-1966 and earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree.  During that time, he played with the ASU Orchestra, Sun Devil Band, Opera Workshop Orchestra, and the ASU Student Woodwind Quintet.  In addition, he performed as second bassoonist with the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra.  From January - June 1967, he was a Graduate Assistant with the Music Department of the University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, and was the principal bassoonist with the University of Idaho Orchestra.  From 1967-1971 he was a member of the U.S. Navy Band in Washington, D.C., and attended the Catholic University of America from which he earned a Master of Music Education degree.  While living in the Dallas, Texas, area from 1971-1979, he played with the Fort Worth Civic Orchestra as principal bassoonist.

Barre is president of the American Exchange Bank, Lindsay, Oklahoma, and vice-president of the First National Bank, Fletcher, Oklahoma.  Along with being a freelance musician, he performs as principal bassoonist with the Oklahoma Community Orchestra, the Cimarron Wind Quintet, the OU Civic Orchestra and is the third bassoonist/contrabassoonist with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra.

Bill Knisely grew up in Midwest City, Oklahoma and graduated from Midwest City High School. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University and his Master's degree from the Northwestern University School of Music. Currently, Bill is the band director for Monroney Middle School in the Mid-Del Schools and also teaches trumpet privately. He lives in Midwest City with his wife Tonya and their three sons. Bill has played with the OCO for over twenty years and has served as President of the Board of Directors on two occasions.

Colton Privette, a native of Guthrie, Oklahoma, graduated from Guthrie High School in 2016. He pursued his higher education at the University of Central Oklahoma, studying under renowned horn professor Dr. Peggy Moran, and earned a Bachelor of Music Education in December 2020.

Since completing his studies, Colton has established a prominent presence in Oklahoma’s music scene. He currently serves as the fourth horn with the Enid Symphony Orchestra, the Principal Horn of the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony, and assumed the role of Principal Horn with the Oklahoma Community Orchestra in August 2022. Additionally, he has competed in auditions for the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, advancing in each.

“Even seemingly minor moments such as the ending of this suite’s Music of the Night are enhanced by his knowledge of the repertoire, love for the source material, and desire to craft a truly unique listening experience for the audience. Just one final, long-held, written in high note as the orchestra concludes the piece beneath him is all you need to know about his musical fortitude. This note alone embodies all there is to strive for in a high horn sound, and for all the love we as musicians must place in every note we play” - Dr. Zachary Daniels on Colton’s performance of the “Phantom of the Opera Symphonic Suite”.

Colton has also garnered an online following of approximately 15,000 across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, where he shares content related to horn performance and orchestral excerpts.

In his teaching career, Colton instructs elementary music and the 5th and 6th grade Honor Choir at Guthrie Upper Elementary School. He also manages a private studio of ten horn students in Guthrie, OK, and engages in music composition and arrangement, ranging from solo horn pieces to large orchestral works.

His playing can also be heard in recordings by the Virtual Video Game Orchestra.

Chad graduated from Mustang High School where he begun trombone studies with John Moak. During his time in high school, he performed in various groups to include the orchestra for the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute in Quartz Mountain, the Oklahoma Youth Orchestra, OCU Brass Quintet, and the Rose State Jazz Band.

He later earned his Bachelor’s in Music Education at Oklahoma State University and his Master’s in Conducting at the University of Oklahoma and taught music for about 4 years. His trombone teachers have included John Moak, Fred Fulmer, Dr. Tom Walker, and Dr. Irvin Wagner. His conducting has been influenced by his study under the experienced batons of Dr. Joseph Missal and Dr. Bill Wakefield and other well-known conductors such as Allan McMurray.

Chad has continued to perform as a trombonist and conductor for the 145th Army Band “Governor’s Own” for the past 24 years as a Sergeant First Class (SFC) in the Oklahoma National Guard.

Outside of music, Chad has been an active Mortgage Loan Officer for NEXA Mortgage and takes great pride in helping his clients obtain the best financing experience available!

Having performed in many local productions, Martin has always been an active musician and supporter of the arts.

After graduating from the University of Oklahoma in 1970 with a Bachelor of Music Education degree, he taught instrumental and vocal music in New Mexico and Oklahoma until 1976.

After working a few years for the state of Oklahoma and then in private industry, he started Bellows Musical Instrument Services in Edmond, where he repairs band instruments and tunes pianos.

Martin has sung with various quartets and directed the local Barbershop chapter in Chickasha. He established the church orchestra at Henderson Hills Baptist Church in Edmond and continued to direct for fifteen years. Currently he sings in the choir at Waterloo Road Baptist church.

He has been with the Oklahoma Community Orchestra since 1993.

Caitee Harouff is a music educator and percussionist, who has been performing with the Oklahoma Community Orchestra since 2018. She attended The University of Oklahoma, where she earned both a Bachelor's degree in Music Education (2010), and a Master's degree in Instrumental Conducting (2015). While at OU, Caitee performed with the OU Percussion Orchestra, OU Wind Symphony, and was a four year member of The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band.

Caitee taught middle and high school band for several years, in both the Edmond and Oakdale Public School districts. She currently directs the Steel Drum Band and teaches private percussion lessons at Oklahoma Christian University. She also loves to play drumset for musical theatre productions throughout the community. Caitee lives in Edmond, Oklahoma, with her husband, daughter, and two miniature schnauzers.