Orchestra Roster

2011-2012 Season

Sebastian Lang-Lessing, Music Director
Akiko Fujimoto, Assistant Conductor
Christopher Wilkins, Music Director Emeritus
John Silantien, Mastersingers Conductor

Click on the name of a musician for a biography or on (PP) for their player profile.

First Violin
Bonnie Terry, Associate Concertmaster▲ (PP)
Matthew Zerweck, Assistant Concertmaster▲ (PP)
Joan Christenson
Beth S. Girko
Philip Johnson
Bassam Nashawati
Laura Scalzo (PP)
Renia Shterenberg (PP)
Andrew Small
Craig Sorgi (PP)
Anastasia Storer (PP)
Ertan Torgul, Associate Concertmaster◊

Second Violin
Mary Ellen Goree, Principal (PP)
Karen Stiles, Assistant Principal
Cleo Aufderhaar
Angela Caporale (PP)
David Delambre ▲
Beth Johnson
Judy Levine-Holley (PP)
Megan McClendon ▲
Sayaka Okada
Aimee Toomes (PP)
Amy Venticinque
Stephanie Teply Westney◊

Viola
Allyson Dawkins, Principal (PP)
Col. and Mrs. Ran Watson Chair
Emily Watkins Freudigman, Assistant Principal (PP)
Alice Viola Winters Eidson Chair
Marisa Bushman (PP)
Joshua Kelly ▲
Wanda B. Lydon
Lauren Magnus (PP)
Terry Stolow
Courtney Sedgwick Filner◊ (PP)

Cello
Kenneth Freudigman, Principal (PP)
Mary Rohe Chair
David Mollenauer, Assistant Principal
Annette Di Giosia
Giovanni Di Giosia
Barbara George
Morgen Johnson (PP)
Lynda Verner (PP)

Bass
Thomas Huckaby, Principal
David Everest, Assistant Principal
Zlatan Redzic
James Chudnow
Yuan-Xiong Lu
Steve Zeserman

Flute
Jean Robinson
Julie Luker, Associate Principal

Piccolo
Julie Luker

Oboe
Mark Ackerman, Principal
Ewing Halsell Foundation Chair
Hideaki Okada, Assistant Principal
Daniel Rios  ▲

Clarinet
Ilya Shterenberg, Principal (PP)
Stephanie Key, Assistant Principal (PP)
Rodney Wollam

Bass Clarinet
Rodney Wollam

E-flat Clarinet
Stephanie Key(PP)

Bassoon
Sharon Kuster, Principal
Brian Petkovich, Assistant Principal
Ron Noble (PP)

Contrabassoon
Ron Noble (PP)

Horn
Jeff Garza, Principal (PP)
Abraham Sidorsky Chair
Scott Strong, Associate Principal ▲ (PP)
Peter Rubins
Katharine Caliendo
David Brimhall, Associate Principal◊

Trumpet
John Carroll, Principal (PP)
Jan Roller, Assistant Principal
Lauren Eberhart

Trombone
Amanda Davidson, Principal
Mark Davidson, Assistant Principal

Bass Trombone
Ilan Morgenstern (PP)

Tuba
Lee Hipp, Principal

Timpani

Peter Flamm, Principal (PP)

Percussion
Riely Francis, Principal  ▲
Warren Johnson, Assistant Principal
Bill Patterson

Harp
Rachel Ferris, Principal (PP)

Librarian
Gregory Vaught, Principal (PP)

Director of Orchestra Personnel
Karina Bharne

Stage Manager
Robert Mines

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