× Celebrating Support for the MSO Upcoming Events Our 2024-2025 Season Celebrating Support About the MSO Administration & Board Our Website Past Events
Home Our 2024-2025 Season Celebrating Support About the MSO Administration & Board Our Website
Orchestra Roster
Nicholas Hersh, conductor
First Violin

Dagenais Smiley, concertmaster
Naoko Nakajima, associate concertmaster
Aya Kiyonaga, assistant concertmaster
Joseph Galamba
Xander Abbe
Kirstan Hilton
Mark Neyshloss
Milka Kraleva-Castro
Sorah Myung
Elizabeth Rivard
Alex Gavrilidis-Petrin
Alise Ewan

Second Violin

Myriam Cottin-Rack, principal
Darren Sagawa, assistant principal
Sarah Elert
Paul Kim
Juan Carlos-Guitierrez
Donald Grishaw
Donna Harrison
Bogdana Mindov
Ivelina Kofler
Baker Peeples

Viola 

Patricia Whaley, principal
Kathryn Juneau, assistant principal
Pauline Metsger
James Een
Valerie Tisdel
Anne Martin
Jacob Hansen-Joseph
Lisa Ponton

Cello 

Trevor Handy, principal
Jonathan Flaksman, assistant principal
Dina Weinshelbaum
Daniel Davies
Hannah Harrington
Farley Pearce
Kyle Stachnik
Janet Witharm

Bass 

Raymond Vargas, principal
Sukyung Chun, assistant principal
Kody Thiessen
Nicholas Vegas
Zachary Iscoff
Kathryn Schulmeister

Flute 

Carmen Lemoine, principal
Debra Dix
Gail Edwards

Piccolo

Gail Edwards

Oboe

Sarah Beck, principal
Anqi Zhou

English Horn

Cat Cantrell

Clarinet 

Robert Patterson, principal
Victor Matinez Jara
Michael Corner, E-flat clarinet
Bence Bubreg, bass clarinet

Bassoon 

Jeff Robinson, principal
Carolyn Lockhart
Christopher Chung, contra bassoon

Alto Saxophone

Kevin Stewart, principal

Tenor Saxophone

Ricardo Martinez

Baritone Saxophone

Isaac Lopez

French Horn

Melia Badalian, principal
Thea Humphries, assistant principal
Sarah Ference
Adam Wolf
William Harrington

Trumpet

William Harvey, principal
Bryce Schmidt
Alan Matteri

Trombone 

Bruce Chrisp, principal
Don Benham
Todd Eames

Tuba 

Forrest Byram, Principal

Timpani 

John Weeks, principal

Percussion 

Joseph Runnels, principal
Michael Downing
Kumiko Ito
Kevin Neuhoff

Harp

Amy Ahn, principal

Piano/Celeste

John Hillenbrandt, principal


Roster as of  2/6/2024

Orchestra Roster
Nicholas Hersh, conductor
First Violin

Dagenais Smiley, concertmaster
Naoko Nakajima, associate concertmaster
Aya Kiyonaga, assistant concertmaster
Joseph Galamba
Xander Abbe
Kirstan Hilton
Mark Neyshloss
Milka Kraleva-Castro
Sorah Myung
Elizabeth Rivard
Alex Gavrilidis-Petrin
Alise Ewan

Second Violin

Myriam Cottin-Rack, principal
Darren Sagawa, assistant principal
Sarah Elert
Paul Kim
Juan Carlos-Guitierrez
Donald Grishaw
Donna Harrison
Bogdana Mindov
Ivelina Kofler
Baker Peeples

Viola 

Patricia Whaley, principal
Kathryn Juneau, assistant principal
Pauline Metsger
James Een
Valerie Tisdel
Anne Martin
Jacob Hansen-Joseph
Lisa Ponton

Cello 

Trevor Handy, principal
Jonathan Flaksman, assistant principal
Dina Weinshelbaum
Daniel Davies
Hannah Harrington
Farley Pearce
Kyle Stachnik
Janet Witharm

Bass 

Raymond Vargas, principal
Sukyung Chun, assistant principal
Kody Thiessen
Nicholas Vegas
Zachary Iscoff
Kathryn Schulmeister

Flute 

Carmen Lemoine, principal
Debra Dix
Gail Edwards

Piccolo

Gail Edwards

Oboe

Sarah Beck, principal
Anqi Zhou

English Horn

Cat Cantrell

Clarinet 

Robert Patterson, principal
Victor Matinez Jara
Michael Corner, E-flat clarinet
Bence Bubreg, bass clarinet

Bassoon 

Jeff Robinson, principal
Carolyn Lockhart
Christopher Chung, contra bassoon

Alto Saxophone

Kevin Stewart, principal

Tenor Saxophone

Ricardo Martinez

Baritone Saxophone

Isaac Lopez

French Horn

Melia Badalian, principal
Thea Humphries, assistant principal
Sarah Ference
Adam Wolf
William Harrington

Trumpet

William Harvey, principal
Bryce Schmidt
Alan Matteri

Trombone 

Bruce Chrisp, principal
Don Benham
Todd Eames

Tuba 

Forrest Byram, Principal

Timpani 

John Weeks, principal

Percussion 

Joseph Runnels, principal
Michael Downing
Kumiko Ito
Kevin Neuhoff

Harp

Amy Ahn, principal

Piano/Celeste

John Hillenbrandt, principal


Roster as of  2/6/2024