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Meet the Musicians

Violin I

  • Ryo Usami, assistant principal
  • Emily Konkle
  • Leslie Silverfine
  • Matt Richardson
  • Olga Yanovich
  • Sandy Choi
  • Laura Knutson
  • Patty Hurd
  • Eva Cappalletti Chao
  • Patricia Wnek
  • Hangyul Kim

Violin 2

  • Madalyn Navis, principal
  • Nathan Lowman
  • Eleanor Shen
  • Joanna Owen
  • Sarah D'Angelo
  • Ning Ma Shi
  • Shelley Mathews
  • Yan Izquierdo
  • Laura Miller
  • Chase Ward

Viola

  • Julius Wirth, principal
  • Mark Pfannschmidt
  • Francis Shieh
  • Stephanie Knutsen
  • Jim Kelly
  • Jennifer Rende
  • Wesley Hamilton

Cello

  • Lori Barnet, principal
  • Todd Thiel
  • Fiona Thompson
  • Kenneth Law
  • Alison Bazala Kim
  • Gabe Hightower
  • Phillip Rammon
  • Danielle Karppala

Bass

  • Bob Kurz, principal 
  • Yoshiaki Horiguchi
  • Gregory Watkins
  • Alec Hiller
  • Jason Gekker

Flute

  • Lauren Sileo, principal
  • Nicolette Oppelt

Oboe

  • Emily Madsen
  • Kathy Ceasar-Spall

Clarinet

  • Cheryl Hill Sandborn, principal
  • Carolyn Alvarez-Agria

Bassoon

  • Erich Heckscher, principal
  • Lauren Yu

Horn

  • Justin Drew
  • Shawn Hagen
  • Al Rise
  • Clinton Soisson

Trumpet

  • Christopher Larios, principal
  • Nathan Clark

Trombone

  • Austin Westjohn
  • James Armstrong
  • Barry McCommon

Tuba

  • Willie Clark

Timpani

  • Thomas Maloy Jr., principal

Percussion

  • Hyunjung Choi
  • Curt Duer
  • Aubrey Adams

Harp

  • Astrid Alschot-Stapp, principal

Piano

  • Elizabeth Hill
Meet the Musicians

Violin I

  • Ryo Usami, assistant principal
  • Emily Konkle
  • Leslie Silverfine
  • Matt Richardson
  • Olga Yanovich
  • Sandy Choi
  • Laura Knutson
  • Patty Hurd
  • Eva Cappalletti Chao
  • Patricia Wnek
  • Hangyul Kim

Violin 2

  • Madalyn Navis, principal
  • Nathan Lowman
  • Eleanor Shen
  • Joanna Owen
  • Sarah D'Angelo
  • Ning Ma Shi
  • Shelley Mathews
  • Yan Izquierdo
  • Laura Miller
  • Chase Ward

Viola

  • Julius Wirth, principal
  • Mark Pfannschmidt
  • Francis Shieh
  • Stephanie Knutsen
  • Jim Kelly
  • Jennifer Rende
  • Wesley Hamilton

Cello

  • Lori Barnet, principal
  • Todd Thiel
  • Fiona Thompson
  • Kenneth Law
  • Alison Bazala Kim
  • Gabe Hightower
  • Phillip Rammon
  • Danielle Karppala

Bass

  • Bob Kurz, principal 
  • Yoshiaki Horiguchi
  • Gregory Watkins
  • Alec Hiller
  • Jason Gekker

Flute

  • Lauren Sileo, principal
  • Nicolette Oppelt

Oboe

  • Emily Madsen
  • Kathy Ceasar-Spall

Clarinet

  • Cheryl Hill Sandborn, principal
  • Carolyn Alvarez-Agria

Bassoon

  • Erich Heckscher, principal
  • Lauren Yu

Horn

  • Justin Drew
  • Shawn Hagen
  • Al Rise
  • Clinton Soisson

Trumpet

  • Christopher Larios, principal
  • Nathan Clark

Trombone

  • Austin Westjohn
  • James Armstrong
  • Barry McCommon

Tuba

  • Willie Clark

Timpani

  • Thomas Maloy Jr., principal

Percussion

  • Hyunjung Choi
  • Curt Duer
  • Aubrey Adams

Harp

  • Astrid Alschot-Stapp, principal

Piano

  • Elizabeth Hill