What is River Winds ?
River Winds is a woodwind quintet consisting of Patricia Jo Webb flute, Trudy Phillips oboe, Ronnie Logan clarinet, John Phillips alto-clarinet, and David Long bassoon. What kind of music do we play ?
Paraphrasing the words of Louis Armstrong -- "There is only two kinds of music, the good and the bad. We play the good kind." Which is to say that we enjoy a wide, eclectic range of music (The Music Listing tab has a detailed list). Where do you play ?
As a woodwind quintet, we are best suited to medium sized, intimate settings. This includes dinner parties, receptions, special church services, etc. How long have you been performing ?
River Winds has been performing together for over 4 years. What did you do with the French horn ?
Our "woodwinds only" ensemble started out of need, but we have come to prefer our distinctive sound. How do I contact River Winds ?
Send an email to RiverWinds@jtphillips.com. This will reach either John Phillips or Patricia Jo Webb. Are you on Facebook ?
Yes, you can reach us on Facebook as well at
River Winds is a woodwind quintet consisting of Patricia Jo Webb flute, Trudy Phillips oboe, Ronnie Logan clarinet, John Phillips alto-clarinet, and David Long bassoon. What kind of music do we play ?
Paraphrasing the words of Louis Armstrong -- "There is only two kinds of music, the good and the bad. We play the good kind." Which is to say that we enjoy a wide, eclectic range of music (The Music Listing tab has a detailed list). Where do you play ?
As a woodwind quintet, we are best suited to medium sized, intimate settings. This includes dinner parties, receptions, special church services, etc. How long have you been performing ?
River Winds has been performing together for over 4 years. What did you do with the French horn ?
Our "woodwinds only" ensemble started out of need, but we have come to prefer our distinctive sound. How do I contact River Winds ?
Send an email to RiverWinds@jtphillips.com. This will reach either John Phillips or Patricia Jo Webb. Are you on Facebook ?
Yes, you can reach us on Facebook as well at
We truly have a wide, eclectic range of music. See if you find something of interest.
| Composer | Title | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Amos | ||
| Four American Dances | Early American Dance interpreted by a 20th century English composer | |
| J.S. Bach | ||
| Badinerie | Last Movement of Suite No.2, BWV 1067 | |
| Fugue in G Minor | Popularly known as the "Little Fugue", BWV 578 | |
| Dulci Jublio | Chorale Prelude, No.10,BWV 608 | |
| Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring(part III) | ||
| Bela Bartok | ||
| Petite Suite Hongroise | 3 short Hungarian pieces for children | |
| Irving Berlin | ||
| Puttin' On the Ritz | ||
| Betty Bertaux | ||
| Blossoms | Performed with Cantate Children and Youth Choir of Central Virginia | |
| William Byrd | ||
| Fortune | Late Renaissance; variations on the song Fortune, My Foe | |
| Justorum Animae | Late Renaissance; Sacred music | |
| Giuseppe Maria Cambini | ||
| Quintett No.1 in B-Dur | ||
| Quintett No.2 in D-Moll | ||
| Quintett No.3 in F-Dur | ||
| Cecile Chaminade | ||
| Gavotte, Op.9, No.2 | Late Romantic French Music | |
| Arron Copland | ||
| New England Countryside | Music for the film documentary,The City | |
| Edward Elgar | ||
| Chason de Matin | Companion piece to Chanson de Nuit | |
| Ferenc Farkas | ||
| Early Hungarian Dances | Traditional dances from the 17th century | |
| Gabriel Faure | ||
| Fugue pour Quintette a Vent, Op.84 no.3 | Transition from Romanticism to Modernism | |
| George Gershwin | ||
| It Ain't Necessarily So | ||
| I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' | ||
| Rialto Ripples | a novelty rag from 1917 | |
| CH. Gounod | ||
| Funeral March of a Marionette | Alfred Hitchcock Theme | |
| George Frideric Handle | ||
| Overture and Pastoral Symphony | From the Messiah | |
| Gustav Holst | ||
| In the Bleak Midwinter | Holst's setting of a Christmas Hymn (1905) | |
| Scott Joplin | ||
| Pleasant Moments Waltz | ||
| The Entertainer | Ragtime(1902) | |
| Edward MacDowell | ||
| An old Garden | From New England Idyls 1902, op.62 | |
| Henry Mancini | ||
| The Pink Panther | ||
| Julie Mandel | ||
| Quiet Winter Morning | ||
| Daniel Gregory Mason | ||
| Variations on "Yankee Doodle" | In the styles of various composers | |
| W.A. Mozart | ||
| Eine Kleine Nachtmusik K.525 | ||
| Francis Poulenc | ||
| Three Impromtus | ||
| Hieronymus Praetorius | ||
| Springtanz | Early Baroque | |
| Maurice Ravel | ||
| Menuet sur le Nom de Haydn | Written to mark the centenary of Haydn's death | |
| Eric Satie | ||
| Sonatine Bureaucratique | Ironic spoof of classical form | |
| Domenico Scarlatti | ||
| Sonata, K.487 | Italian Baroque | |
| Peter Schickele | ||
| Seven Bagatelles | From the discoverer of P.D.Q Bach | |
| Sylvain Talle | ||
| Quintetes | ||
| Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky | ||
| Small Swan's Dance | From the ballet Swan Lake | |
| Antonio Vivaldi | ||
| Spring | From the Four Seasons | |
| Denys Vignon | ||
| Quintette a vents No.1 | Professor at Conservatoire de Corse Henri Tomasi | |
| Pedro Vilarroig | ||
| Wind Quintet | Neotonal -- nontraditional tonal conceptions | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams | ||
| 8 Traditional English Carols for Woodwind Quintet | Traditional carols collected from the English country side | |
Coming Performances
| Time & Date | Location | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00pm Friday May 6, 2016 |
Sanctuary of First Unitarian Church | Living Composers Classical music is not dead. Come hear pieces form the living tradition of classical music. |
Here is a list of some of the past venues.
| Location | Event |
|---|---|
| River Views Art Space | Provided music in the Craddock-Terry Gallery |
| First Unitarian Church | Public concerts for Lynchburg Downtown's First Friday |
| Carriage House Inn | Provided music for one of the Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra's Festival of Dining |
| Alan B. Pearson Cancer Center | Provided mid-day concerts for patients and staff |
| Cantate Children and Youths Choir | Performed with the choir for their Spring 2014 Concert. |
Where we go for music.
| Link to Source | Comments |
|---|---|
| Whichpond Music | We have yet to find anything but great arrangements by David Bussick |
| The Clarinet Institute | Do not be put off by the name. The Clarinet Institute has a very large archive of score for many types of ensembles |