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Orchestra Roster
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Roster
Aram Demirjian, Music Director 
Natalie L. Haslam Music Director Chair
James Fellenbaum, Resident Conductor and Youth Orchestra Music Director
Sande MacMorran, Music Director Emeritus, Youth Orchestra Association
Mark Zelmanovich, Concertmaster Emeritus
 
 
VIOLIN I
William Shaub, Concertmaster*
Clayton Family Chair
Gordon Tsai, Associate Concertmaster*
Joseph A. Fielden Family Chair
Sean K. Claire*
Lily West*
 
VIOLIN II
Edward Pulgar, Principal*
Gleb Mamantov Chair
I-Pei Lin*

Kyle Venlet*
 

Emily Drexler

 
Mary & Joe Sullivan Chair
 
BASS
Steve Benne, Principal*
 
FLUTE
Devan Jaquez, Principal*
Karen Keys & Keith Walburn Bryan Chair
 
 
OBOE
Claire Chenette, Principal

Deniz Yayman*

Jessica Smithorn

 
ENGLISH HORN
Jessica Smithorn


CLARINET
Gary Sperl, Principal

Mark Tucker*
Traver Family Chair 
Victor Chavez
 
BASS CLARINET
Victor Chavez 
 
BASSOON
Ryan Yamashiro, Principal*
 
 
TRUMPET
 
 
BASS TROMBONE
Brad McDougall


TUBA
Mike Anderson, Principal*
 
TIMPANI
Bob Adamcik, Principal*

Michael Combs, Associate Principal*
 
PERCUSSION
Bob Adamcik, Co-Principal*

Clark Harrell, Co-Principal 
Andrew Adzima
Jay Oberfeitinger
 
HARP
Cindy Emory, Principal*
 
KEYBOARD
Emi Kagawa, Principal*
Zula Bowen Bradford Chair
 
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Cory Wilhite
 
PERSONNEL MANAGER/LIBRARIAN
Mark Tucker
 
* Member of Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra
§ Leave of Absence