Richard Goss received his undergraduate degree in music education and Masters degree in trumpet performance from Arkansas State University. While teaching there, he assisted with both the jazz and marching bands. Mr.Goss has performed at Tanglewood in Massachusetts as well as the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan. He taught at Holland Central Schools for five years, where his bands received numerous honors, including the selection of the Holland High School Concert Band to perform at the 1993 Eastern Division Conference of M.E.N.C. Mr. Goss is currently Director of Bands at Lancaster High School, where he conducts the Symphonic Band, Jazz Ensemble, and the Marching Reclskins. His bands have received numerous Gold and Gold with Distinction Awards at NYSSMA, and his 1999 Symphonic Band was invited to perform at the New York State Band Directors Association Symposium in Syracuse, NY. He is also music director for the Lancaster Town Band, and Chairman of the Lancaster Central Schools Music Department

Under his leadership, Lancaster has been named one of the 'Top 100 Communities in America for Music Education" by the National School Boards Association and the American Music Center. In 2001, Lancaster High School was named a Grammy Signature School.

Mr. Goss performs with numerous ensembles including the Niagara Frontier Brass Quintet (NFBQ), Buffalo Swing, and the Erie County Wind Ensemble. He has studied trumpet with Richard Jorgensen and David Kuehn, and composition with Jared Spears. He has been a guest conductor and soloist at venues all around Western New York. He resides in Lancaster with his wife Margaret, and three children, Elizabeth, Michael, and Amanda.