Conductor’s Podium
Peter Oundjian
Music Director; The Caryl Fuchs Kassoy & David R. Kassoy Conductor’s Podium
The Orchestra
Violin
Kevin Tompkins*
Position: Omaha Symphony, Assistant Principal
Juliette Kang*
Position: Guest Concertmaster | Philadelphia Orchestra, Associate Concertmaster
Chair: The Caruthers Family Foundation in honor of Clara Jucker Chair
Jonathan Carney*
Position: Guest Concertmaster | Baltimore Symphony, Concertmaster
Chair: The Caruthers Family Foundation in honor of Clara Jucker Chair
Kevin Lin*
Position: Guest Concertmaster | Indianapolis Symphony, Concertmaster
Joseph Meyer
Position: Associate Concertmaster | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Associate Concertmaster
Chair: The Mary Ann & Art Rudeseal Chair
Karen Pommerich
Position: Assistant Principal | Freelance
Chair: The Fuchs and Kassoy Families Chair
Kate Arndt*
Position: Freelance
Callie Brennan
Position: Colorado Ballet Orchestra
Chair: The Arlene Gerwin Chair
Monica Boboc
Position: Charlotte Symphony
Chair: The Patricia Magette Memorial Chair
Dominique Corbeil
Position: Wichita Symphony Orchestra
Chair: The Louise & Ferd Grauer Chair
Tessa Gotman
Position: Phoenix Symphony
Alice Hong
Position: Freelance
Sarah Kim*
Position: Freelance
Oliver Kot
Position: Charlotte Symphony, Principal
Chair: The Arlene Gerwin Chair
Douglas Kwon
Position: Toronto Symphony
Natalie Lee
Position: One Year | New World Symphony
Lenora Leggatt
Position: Charlotte Symphony
Zhen Liu
Position: Orchestra NOW
Aimee Toomes Lopez
Position: San Antonio Philharmonic
Erica Miller
Position: Ottawa Symphony, Concertmaster
Lijia Phang
Position: Milwaukee Symphony
Jarek Polak
Position: Freelance
Emily Richardson
Position: Freelance
Helen Vassiliou
Position: Freelance
Lisa Vaupel
Position: Delaware Symphony, Principal | Orchestra Personnel Manager
Chair: The John & Kathleen Krampf Chair
Jim Wallenberg
Position: Toronto Symphony
Dustin Wilkes-Kim
Position: Charlotte Symphony
Viola
DJ Cheek
Position: Principal | Fort Worth Symphony, Principal
Chair: The Christopher Mueller Chair
Kimberly Sparr
Position: Assistant Principal | Atlantic Chamber Ensemble
Linda Numagami
Position: Guest Assistant Principal* | Fort Worth Symphony, Acting Associate Principal
Mark Deatherage
Position: Phoenix Symphony, Associate Principal
Elizabeth Jaffe
Position: Delaware Symphony, Associate Principal
Bruce Owen
Position: Louisiana Philharmonic, Assistant Principal
Chair: The Lee & Palmer Carlin Chair
Valentin Ragusitu
Position: Toledo Symphony, Principal
Yumi Sagiuchi Shultz
Position: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Borys B. Smolaga
Position: Shreveport Symphony, Principal
Chair: The Margot & Christopher Brauchli Chair
Cello
Julia Yang*
Position: Guest Principal | Merz Trio, Cellist
Austin Huntington*
Position: Guest Principal | Indianapolis Symphony, Principal
Britton Riley
Position: Guest Assistant Principal | National Symphony
Allison Drenkow*
Position: Charlotte Symphony
Morgen Johnson
Position: Phoenix Symphony
Chair: The Gale and Sandy Dunlap Chair
Andrew Kolb*
Position: Colorado Springs Philharmonic
Aaron Merritt
Position: Nu Deco Ensemble, Principal
Chair: The Harold & Joan Leinbach Chair
Ryan Murphy
Position: Freelance
David Morrissey
Position: Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Chair: The Becky Roser and Ronald Stewart Chair
Lucie Ticho
Position: Toronto Symphony
Bass
Matt Heller
Position: Principal | Calgary Philharmonic
Kirby Nunez
Position: Assistant Principal | Dallas Opera Orchestra
Chair: The Joan & Paul Lavell Chair
David Crowe
Position: Opera Colorado, Principal
Chair: The Boulder Office of Arts + Culture Chair
Karl Fenner
Position: Atlanta Symphony
Mark Foley
Position: Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Chair: The TK Smith & Constance Holden Chair
Paul Macres
Position: Louisiana Philharmonic
Jean Posekany
Position: Detroit Opera
Chair: The Jane Elizabeth Henry Chair
Flute
Viviana Cumplido Wilson
Position: Principal | Phoenix Symphony, Principal
Chair: The Blessing Foundation Chair
Ebonee Thomas*
Position: Guest Assistant Principal | Piccolo, Dallas Opera
Laura Dwyer
Position: Santa Fe Symphony
Chair: The Norma Ekstrand Chair
Oboe
Olav Van Hezewijk
Position: Principal | New Haven Symphony, Principal
Chair: The Joyce P. Thurmer Memorial Chair
Zachary Hammond
Position: Assistant Principal/English Horn | Utah Symphony, Principal
Joshua Lauretig
Position: Oboe/English Horn Assistant Principal/English Horn* | Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Timothy Gocklin*
Position: Akropolis Reed Quintet
Clarinet
Louis DeMartino
Position: Principal | Hawaii Symphony, Principal
Chair: The Fuchs and Kassoy Families Chair
Steve Hanusofski
Position: Assistant Principal/Eb Clarinet | Phoenix Symphony, Assistant Principal
Aidan Mulldoon Wong
Position: Bass Clarinet/Clarinet | Bass Clarinet/Section Vancouver Symphony
Bassoon
Josh Baker
Position: Principal | Florida Orchestra, Principal
Wenmin Zhang
Position: Assistant Principal | North Carolina Symphony, Assistant Principal
Adam Trussell
Position: Contrabassoon/bassoon | Houston Symphony, Contrabassoon
Chair: The Marion Thurnauer & Alexander Trifunac Chair
Horn
Catherine Turner
Position: Principal | L’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Andrew Karr
Position: Assistant Principal/3rd Horn | The Florida Orchestra, Associate Principal/3rd
Chair: The James Alleman & Barbara Miller Chair
Roy Femenella*
Position: Guest Principal | Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, 2nd Horn
Chair: The Avenir Foundation Endowed Chair
Megan Evans
Position: Edmonton Symphony
Young Kim*
Position: Colorado Ballet
Chair: The Diane Barbour & David Coward Chair
Cara Kizer
Position: Freelance
Chair: The George A. Matzkanin & Trish Chepokas Chair
Stephen Laifer*
Position: Rochester Philharmonic
Trumpet
Jeffrey Work
Position: Principal | Oregon Symphony, Principal
Chair: The Joan & Paul Lavell Chair
Eric M. Berlin
Position: Assistant Principal | Albany Symphony, Principal
Chair: The Jane Houssiere Chair
Derek Lockhart
Position: Detroit Opera
Chair: The Lichter Family Chair in Memory of George Lichter
Trombone
Amanda Stewart
Position: Guest Principal | St. Louis Symphony, Associate Principal
Michael Hosford
Position: Assistant Principal | Co-Principal, Greenville Symphony Orchestra
Adam Rainey
Position: Bass Trombone | Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Bass Trombone
Tuba
Carson McTeer
Position: Principal | West Virginia Symphony, Principal
Timpani
Peter Wilson
Position: Principal | Harrisburg Symphony, Principal
Percussion
Joseph Petrasek
Position: Principal | Atlanta Symphony, Principal
David Yoon*
Position: Guest Principal | Kansas City Symphony, Associate Principal
Gerald Scholl
Position: Assistant Principal Percussion/Assistant Principal Timpani | Wichita Symphony, Principal
Chair: The Judith Reid and Richard Collins Chair
Rajesh Prasad*
Position: North Carolina Symphony, Assistant Principal
Keyboard
Vivienne Spy
Position: Principal | San Antonio Symphony
Harp
Andrea Mumm
Position: Principal | Charlotte Symphony, Principal
Auxillary
Tim Ressler
Position: Librarian
Lisa Vaupel
Position: Delaware Symphony, Principal | Orchestra Personnel Manager
Chair: The John & Kathleen Krampf Chair
Our musicians represent 44 orchestras from 23 states, 4 provinces, and 3 countries including:
Albany Symphony
Atlanta Symphony
Atlantic Chamber Ensemble
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Boulder Philharmonic
Buffalo Philharmonic
Calgary Philharmonic
Charleston Symphony
Charlotte Symphony
Cleveland Opera
Greenville Symphony
Dallas Opera Orchestra
Delaware Symphony
Edmonton Symphony
Florida Grand Opera
Harrisburg Symphony
Hawaii Symphony
Houston Symphony
IRIS Orchestra
Jacksonville Symphony
Kansas City Symphony
L’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Louisiana Philharmonic
Louisville Orchestra
National Symphony Orchestra
New Haven Symphony
North Carolina Opera
Omaha Symphony
Opera Colorado
Oregon Symphony
Phoenix Symphony
San Antonio Symphony
Santa Fe Symphony
Sarasota Orchestra
Seattle Symphony
Shreveport Symphony
Southwest Florida Symphony
St. Louis Symphony
The Florida Orchestra
The Handel and Haydn Society
Toledo Symphony
Toronto Symphony
Vancouver Symphony
Wichita Symphony