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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert
Saturday, May the Fourth at 7 PM
Program

Musicians


Greenville Symphony Orchestra
Lee Mills, Music Director
    Thomas A. and Shirley W. Roe Podium Fund

Violin I
Jackie Tso, Concertmaster
   Leila Cunningham Roe Concertmaster Chair
Xiaoli Saliny, Asst. Concertmaster
Stephanie Allen
Robin Hague Els
Catherine Hazan
James R. Johnston
Charlotte Donelson
Abigail Inafuku
Lisa Munoz
Shawn Hurt
Jessica DeMare
David Strassberg
Jessica Martin
Emily Riesser

Violin II
Joanna Mulfinger, Principal
    Stuart P. Bowne Endowed Chair
David Parks, Asst. Principal
Sarah Land
Brandon Ironside
Julia Jacobsen
Catherine H. Crowe
Miguel Calleja
Jana Kaminsky
Kathleen S. Robinson
Kirsten Browning
Emily Kirkpatrick
Melissa Dant

Viola
Kathryn Dey, Principal
Arthur Ross III, Asst. Principal
Alvoy Bryan, Jr.
Zoe Harbison
Hannah Dara
Wesley O'Brien
Savannah York
Robbi Kenney
Amberley Lamphere
Morgan Owen

Cello
Seth Russell, Principal 
   Guild of the Greenville Symphony Cello Chair
Ryan Knott, Asst. Principal
Jonathan Simmons
David Saliny
Dusan Vukajlovic
Meredith Keen
Miro Gomez
Emily Grissing

Double Bass
Ian Bracchitta, Principal
Levi Gable, Asst. Principal
C. Braxton Ballew
Rich Harbison
Jose Carrion
Brian Gencarelli
Flute
Caroline Ulrich, Principal
   Alice and Jerry Lenz Endowed Chair
Wendy Cohen
Mary Ann Archer

Oboe
Virginia Zeblisky Metzger, Principal
    Guild of the Greenville Symphony Oboe Chair
Daniel Ellis
Chelsea Russell

Clarinet
John Sadak, Principal
   Harriet and Jerry Dempsey Endowed Chair
Joseph Eller
Kyra Krenitsky Zhang

Bassoon
David Wells, Principal
   Anonymous Endowed Chair
Christopher Allpress
Bob Evans

Horn
Anneka Zuehlke-King, Principal
Debra Sherrill-Ward, Asst. Principal
Elizabeth Regas
Darian Washington
Christina Cornell
Jordan Chase
Andrew Tryon

Trumpet
Kevin Lyons, Principal
   Beverly and Jim Whitten Endowed Chair
Chris Imhoff, Asst. Principal
Phillip Elkins
Gary J. Malvern

Trombone
Stephen Wilson, Principal
Nick Voorhees, Asst. Principal
Blake Lawson
Mark Britt
Alexander van Duuren

Tuba
Coleman Alexander, Principal

Timpani
Daniel Kirkpatrick, Principal
   Nancy Stanton in honor of Sherwood Mobley Endowed Chair

Percussion
Wesley Strasser, Principal
Omar Carmenates
James Leonard
Kendall Montgomery
Gary Robinson

Keyboard
Lisa Kiser, Principal

Harp
John Wickey, Principal


 


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2025-2026 Season at Glance
Season at a Glance

Concert Hall Series
Saturday performances at 7:30
Sunday at 3:00 pm

Opening Night: Hollywood Retrospective
October 4 & 5

An American in Paris
November 22 & 23

Dvořák’s Cello Concerto
February 7 & 8

Grand Canyon Suite + Rachmaninoff 2
March 14 & 15

West Side Story Symphonic Dances 
+ Fanfare for the Common Man
April 11 & 12

Season Finale: Porgy and Bess
May 16 & 17

Gunter Theatre Series
Peter and the Wolf
November 1 at 3:00 pm
November 2 at 3:00 pm

Dvořák’s American String Quartet
February 14 at 7:30 pm 
February 15 at 3:00 pm

The Last Five Years:
American Music Now
March 28 at 7:30 pm
March 29 at 3:00 pm

Dicey Langston: 
The South Carolina Girl Who Defied an Army
April 25 at 3:00 pm
April 26 at 3:00 pm

Special Concerts
Holiday at Peace
December 12 at 7:00 pm
December 13 at 7:00 pm
December 14 at 2:00 pm
Peace Center

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™ in Concert
January 10 at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm 
January 11 at 2:00 
Peace Center

Chamber Music Series
American Echoes: from Apollo to Bluegrass
September 23 at 5:30 pm, Warehouse Theatre
September 24 at 7:00 pm, Hotel Hartness

Rhythms of the Night: A Tango Affair
February 24 at 5:30 pm, Centre Stage


Details and tickets available at greenvillesymphony.org