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Nashville Symphony
Musicians

 

FIRST VIOLIN*

Jun Iwasaki,
Concertmaster, Walter Buchanan Sharp Chair

Erin Hall, Acting Associate Concertmaster
Gerald C. Greer, Acting Assistant Concertmaster
Kristi Seehafer
John Maple
Paul Tobias
Beverly Drukker
Anna Lisa Hoepfinger
Kirsten Mitchell
Charles Dixon+
Eun Young Jung+

Charissa Leung+
Sarah Page+ 

SECOND VIOLIN*

Jung-Min Shin,
Acting Principal

Jimin Lim, Acting Assistant Principal
Amy Helman+
Annaliese Kowert+

Louise Morrison
Laura Ross
Johna Smith
Koko Watanabe+
Jeremy Williams
Pei-Ju Wu+

VIOLA*

Daniel Reinker, Principal
Shu-Zheng Yang,
Assistant Principal

Judith Ablon
Hari Bernstein

Bruce Christensen
Michelle Lackey Collins
Christopher Farrell
Anthony Parce
Melinda Whitley
Clare Yang

CELLO*

Kevin Bate, Principal,
James Victor Miller Chair

Una Gong,
Assistant Principal

Anthony LaMarchina, Principal Cello Emeritus
Bradley Mansell
Lynn Marie Peithman
Stephen Drake
Christopher Stenstrom
Keith Nicholas
Xiao-Fan Zhang

BASS*

Joel Reist, Principal
Glen Wanner,
Assistant Principal

Matthew Abramo
Evan Bish
Kevin Jablonski
Katherine Munagian

FLUTE

Érik Gratton, Principal,
Anne Potter Wilson Chair 

Leslie Fagan,
Assistant Principal 

Gloria Yun, Norma Grobman Rogers Chair

PICCOLO

Gloria Yun, Norma Grobman Rogers Chair

OBOE

Titus Underwood, Principal
Ellen Menking,
Assistant Principal

Tamara Benitez-Winston+
Roger Wiesmeyer

ENGLISH HORN

Tamara Benitez-Winston+
Roger Wiesmeyer

 

 

 

CLARINET

Katherine Kohler,
Acting Principal

Theresa Zick, Acting Assistant Principal+

E-FLAT CLARINET

Theresa Zick+

BASS CLARINET

Daniel Lochrie 

BASSOON

Julia Harguindey , Principal 
Dawn Hartley ,
Assistant Principal 

Gil Perel 

CONTRABASSOON

Gil Perel

HORN

Leslie Norton, Principal
Beth Beeson
Patrick Walle, Associate Principal/3rd Horn
Anna Spina+
Hunter Sholar
Radu V. Rusu, Assistant Principal/
Utility Horn

TRUMPET

Shea Kelsay,
Acting Principal+

Patrick Kunkee,
Co-Principal

Alexander Blazek

TROMBONE

Paul Jenkins, Principal
Derek Hawkes,
Assistant Principal

BASS TROMBONE

Prentiss Hobbs+ 

TUBA

Gilbert Long, Principal

TIMPANI

Joshua Hickman, Principal

PERCUSSION

Sam Bacco, Principal
Richard Graber,
Assistant Principal
Chris Norton,
Acting Assistant Principal
 

HARP

Licia Jaskunas, Principal

KEYBOARD

Robert Marler, Principal

LIBRARIAN

Paul Gunther,
Acting Principal Librarian

Kelsey Lamb,
Acting Librarian


PERSONNEL
MANAGER

John Wesolowski, Orchestral Personnel Manager
Joseph Demko, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager

STAGE MANAGER

Sean Goldman

 

 

 

 

* Section seating revolves for all strings

+ Replacement/extra

◆ Leave of absence

Nashville Symphony
Musicians

 

FIRST VIOLIN*

Jun Iwasaki,
Concertmaster, Walter Buchanan Sharp Chair

Erin Hall, Acting Associate Concertmaster
Gerald C. Greer, Acting Assistant Concertmaster
Kristi Seehafer
John Maple
Paul Tobias
Beverly Drukker
Anna Lisa Hoepfinger
Kirsten Mitchell
Charles Dixon+
Eun Young Jung+

Charissa Leung+
Sarah Page+ 

SECOND VIOLIN*

Jung-Min Shin,
Acting Principal

Jimin Lim, Acting Assistant Principal
Amy Helman+
Annaliese Kowert+

Louise Morrison
Laura Ross
Johna Smith
Koko Watanabe+
Jeremy Williams
Pei-Ju Wu+

VIOLA*

Daniel Reinker, Principal
Shu-Zheng Yang,
Assistant Principal

Judith Ablon
Hari Bernstein

Bruce Christensen
Michelle Lackey Collins
Christopher Farrell
Anthony Parce
Melinda Whitley
Clare Yang

CELLO*

Kevin Bate, Principal,
James Victor Miller Chair

Una Gong,
Assistant Principal

Anthony LaMarchina, Principal Cello Emeritus
Bradley Mansell
Lynn Marie Peithman
Stephen Drake
Christopher Stenstrom
Keith Nicholas
Xiao-Fan Zhang

BASS*

Joel Reist, Principal
Glen Wanner,
Assistant Principal

Matthew Abramo
Evan Bish
Kevin Jablonski
Katherine Munagian

FLUTE

Érik Gratton, Principal,
Anne Potter Wilson Chair 

Leslie Fagan,
Assistant Principal 

Gloria Yun, Norma Grobman Rogers Chair

PICCOLO

Gloria Yun, Norma Grobman Rogers Chair

OBOE

Titus Underwood, Principal
Ellen Menking,
Assistant Principal

Tamara Benitez-Winston+
Roger Wiesmeyer

ENGLISH HORN

Tamara Benitez-Winston+
Roger Wiesmeyer

 

 

 

CLARINET

Katherine Kohler,
Acting Principal

Theresa Zick, Acting Assistant Principal+

E-FLAT CLARINET

Theresa Zick+

BASS CLARINET

Daniel Lochrie 

BASSOON

Julia Harguindey , Principal 
Dawn Hartley ,
Assistant Principal 

Gil Perel 

CONTRABASSOON

Gil Perel

HORN

Leslie Norton, Principal
Beth Beeson
Patrick Walle, Associate Principal/3rd Horn
Anna Spina+
Hunter Sholar
Radu V. Rusu, Assistant Principal/
Utility Horn

TRUMPET

Shea Kelsay,
Acting Principal+

Patrick Kunkee,
Co-Principal

Alexander Blazek

TROMBONE

Paul Jenkins, Principal
Derek Hawkes,
Assistant Principal

BASS TROMBONE

Prentiss Hobbs+ 

TUBA

Gilbert Long, Principal

TIMPANI

Joshua Hickman, Principal

PERCUSSION

Sam Bacco, Principal
Richard Graber,
Assistant Principal
Chris Norton,
Acting Assistant Principal
 

HARP

Licia Jaskunas, Principal

KEYBOARD

Robert Marler, Principal

LIBRARIAN

Paul Gunther,
Acting Principal Librarian

Kelsey Lamb,
Acting Librarian


PERSONNEL
MANAGER

John Wesolowski, Orchestral Personnel Manager
Joseph Demko, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager

STAGE MANAGER

Sean Goldman

 

 

 

 

* Section seating revolves for all strings

+ Replacement/extra

◆ Leave of absence