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Meet the Musicians

Violin I

  • Laura Colgate, concertmaster
  • Hanbig Jia
  • Leslie Silverfine
  • Olga Yanovich
  • Eva Cappalletti-Chao
  • Jose Cueto
  • Matt Richardson
  • Christian Tremblay
  • Brenda Anna
  • Laura Miller
  • Kei Sugiyama
  • Kristin Bakkegard

Violin II

  • Linda Leanza, principal
  • Sonya Hayes
  • Jennifer Shannon
  • Kay Budner
  • Cathy Stewart
  • Ning Ma Shi
  • Lisa Cridge
  • Elise Blake
  • Elizabeth Adams
  • Amelia Giles
  • Karin Kelleher
  • Yan Izquierdo

Viola

  • Julius Wirth, principal
  • Leonara Karasina
  • Mark Phannschmidt
  • Jennifer Rende
  • Jim Kelly
  • Tiffany Richardson
  • Derek Smith
  • Mary Dausch
  • Michael Polonchak
  • Derek Goad

Cello

  • Lori Barnet, principal
  • Fiona Thompson
  • April Chisholm
  • Catherine Mikelson
  • Lauren Weaver
  • Kathryn Hufnagle
  • Andrew Rammon
  • Robert Battey

Bass

  • Bob Kurz, principal
  • Kelly Ali
  • Greg Watkins
  • Chris Chlumsky
  • Yoshi Horiguchi
  • Laura Ruas

Flute

  • Lauren Sileo
  • Sarah Frisof
  • David Lavorgna, piccolo

Oboe

  • Mark Hill, principal
  • Katherine Caesar-Spall
  • Mark Christianson, English horn

Clarinet

  • Cheryl Hill, principal
  • Carolyn Alvarez, bass clarinet
  • Suzanne Gekker

Bassoon

  • Erich Hecksher, principal
  • Rebecca Watson
  • Lauren Yu

Contrabassoon

  • Ari Allal

Horn

  • Michael Hall, principal
  • Shawn Hagen
  • Justin Drew
  • Jason Ayoub
  • Josh Thompson

Trumpet 

  • Chris Gekker, principal
  • Chris Royal
  • Jose Oviedo
  • Neil Brown

Trombone

  • David Sciannella, principal
  • Jim Armstrong
  • Jeff Cortazzo

Tuba

  • Seth Cook

Timpani

  • Tom Maloy, principal

Percussion

  • Bill Richards
  • Robert Jenkins
  • Nehemiah Russell
  • Aubrey Adams
  • Eric Plewinski

Harp

  • Astrid Walschot-Stapp, principal
  • Jaqueline Pollauf

Celeste

  • Jeffrey Watson
Meet the Musicians

Violin I

  • Laura Colgate, concertmaster
  • Hanbig Jia
  • Leslie Silverfine
  • Olga Yanovich
  • Eva Cappalletti-Chao
  • Jose Cueto
  • Matt Richardson
  • Christian Tremblay
  • Brenda Anna
  • Laura Miller
  • Kei Sugiyama
  • Kristin Bakkegard

Violin II

  • Linda Leanza, principal
  • Sonya Hayes
  • Jennifer Shannon
  • Kay Budner
  • Cathy Stewart
  • Ning Ma Shi
  • Lisa Cridge
  • Elise Blake
  • Elizabeth Adams
  • Amelia Giles
  • Karin Kelleher
  • Yan Izquierdo

Viola

  • Julius Wirth, principal
  • Leonara Karasina
  • Mark Phannschmidt
  • Jennifer Rende
  • Jim Kelly
  • Tiffany Richardson
  • Derek Smith
  • Mary Dausch
  • Michael Polonchak
  • Derek Goad

Cello

  • Lori Barnet, principal
  • Fiona Thompson
  • April Chisholm
  • Catherine Mikelson
  • Lauren Weaver
  • Kathryn Hufnagle
  • Andrew Rammon
  • Robert Battey

Bass

  • Bob Kurz, principal
  • Kelly Ali
  • Greg Watkins
  • Chris Chlumsky
  • Yoshi Horiguchi
  • Laura Ruas

Flute

  • Lauren Sileo
  • Sarah Frisof
  • David Lavorgna, piccolo

Oboe

  • Mark Hill, principal
  • Katherine Caesar-Spall
  • Mark Christianson, English horn

Clarinet

  • Cheryl Hill, principal
  • Carolyn Alvarez, bass clarinet
  • Suzanne Gekker

Bassoon

  • Erich Hecksher, principal
  • Rebecca Watson
  • Lauren Yu

Contrabassoon

  • Ari Allal

Horn

  • Michael Hall, principal
  • Shawn Hagen
  • Justin Drew
  • Jason Ayoub
  • Josh Thompson

Trumpet 

  • Chris Gekker, principal
  • Chris Royal
  • Jose Oviedo
  • Neil Brown

Trombone

  • David Sciannella, principal
  • Jim Armstrong
  • Jeff Cortazzo

Tuba

  • Seth Cook

Timpani

  • Tom Maloy, principal

Percussion

  • Bill Richards
  • Robert Jenkins
  • Nehemiah Russell
  • Aubrey Adams
  • Eric Plewinski

Harp

  • Astrid Walschot-Stapp, principal
  • Jaqueline Pollauf

Celeste

  • Jeffrey Watson