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Orchestra Roster
Daniel R. Afonso Jr., conductor
Violin I

Ilana Blumberg, concertmaster
Dagenais Smiley, associate concertmaster
Matthew Oshida, assistant concertmaster 

Violin II

Myriam Cottin-Rack, principal
Sarah Elert, assistant principal
Paul Kim 

Viola

Pauline Moreira, principal
Valerie Tisdel, assistant principal 

Cello

Timothy Loo, principal 
Evan Kahn, assistant principal 

Double Bass

Raymond Vargas, principal 

Flute

Johanna Borenstein, principal 

Oboe

Cat Cantrell, principal
Jason Kennedy, english horn 

Bassoon

Carolyn Lockhart, principal 

Trumpet

William Harvey, principal
Ben Gunnarson 

Timpani

John Weeks, principal 

Keyboard/Celeste

John Hillebrandt, principal


Roster as of 12/13/2023

Orchestra Roster
Daniel R. Afonso Jr., conductor
Violin I

Ilana Blumberg, concertmaster
Dagenais Smiley, associate concertmaster
Matthew Oshida, assistant concertmaster 

Violin II

Myriam Cottin-Rack, principal
Sarah Elert, assistant principal
Paul Kim 

Viola

Pauline Moreira, principal
Valerie Tisdel, assistant principal 

Cello

Timothy Loo, principal 
Evan Kahn, assistant principal 

Double Bass

Raymond Vargas, principal 

Flute

Johanna Borenstein, principal 

Oboe

Cat Cantrell, principal
Jason Kennedy, english horn 

Bassoon

Carolyn Lockhart, principal 

Trumpet

William Harvey, principal
Ben Gunnarson 

Timpani

John Weeks, principal 

Keyboard/Celeste

John Hillebrandt, principal


Roster as of 12/13/2023