Our Mission: 

The Westerlies create boldly personal chamber music to open the ears, touch the hearts, and expand the minds of a global community.

Through performance, commissioning, and collaboration, The Westerlies are dedicated to revolutionizing their field and inspiring the next generation.

OUR VISION: 

To create, perform, record, and publish a new repertoire of brass chamber music.

To foster community through a diverse range of projects, collaborations, and touring.

To champion a musical curriculum rooted in improvisation to empower students to find their own voice.

eQUITY STATEMENT:

The Westerlies are committed to dismantling racism, sexism, and economic inequality in their field, and aim to reflect their values of diversity and inclusion in the music they make and the spaces they occupy.

The Westerlies are a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization, you can donate here. Tax ID: 47-5332229. The organization can also accept tax-deductable stock donations, for more information please contact us.

 

FY 25 Annual Report:

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The Westerlies Music, Inc.
Board of Trustees

Mark Wittow - Attorney, K&L Gates
President

Christina Wright - Retired Mathematics Educator
Vice President

Marc Daudon - Founder, Cascadia Consulting
Treasurer, Finance Chair

Florangela Davila - Journalist, Writer, Producer
Secretary

Allyson Davis - Chief Operating Officer,
SPACE On Ryder Farm

Andy Clausen- Trombone, The Westerlies
ex-officio

Bonnie Main - MAIN Consulting LLC

Moya Vazquez - Retired Biopharmaceutical Marketing Executive

Natalie Weiner - Journalist

Justin Emerich - Professor of Trumpet, Chair of Brass
Michigan State University

Hannah Rubashkin - Litigation Associate, White & Case

Gregg Small - Executive Director, Climate Solutions

Emeriti Board Members:

Georgia Ragsdale

John Schlosser

Gayle Bush

Mike Halperin

Kristina Teuschler

Georgina Javor

John Kohl

Richard Kessler

Laurie de Koch

Willem de Koch