Colorado Music Festival Orchestra

Conductor’s Podium

Peter Oundjian
Music Director; The Caryl Fuchs Kassoy & David R. Kassoy Conductor’s Podium

 

The Orchestra

Violin

Kevin Lin

Position: Guest Concertmaster | Indianapolis Symphony, Concertmaster

Joseph Meyer

Position: Associate Concertmaster | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Associate Concertmaster

Kate Arndt

Position: Assistant Concertmaster | Colorado Symphony, Principal 2nd Violin

Ahra Cho

Position: Guest Principal and Section | Omaha Symphony, Associate Concertmaster

Karen Pommerich

Position: Assistant Principal | Freelance

Molly Baer

Position: Section | Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

Callie Brennan

Position: Section | Colorado Ballet Orchestra

Dominique Corbeil

Position: Section | Wichita Symphony Orchestra
Chair: The Louise & Ferd Grauer Chair

Tessa Gotman

Position: Section | Phoenix Symphony
Chair: The Arlene Gerwin Chair

Alice Hong

Position: Section | Freelance

Aika Ito

Position: Section | Buffalo Philharmonic

Oliver Kot

Position: Section | Charlotte Symphony, Principal

Douglas Kwon

Position: Section | Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Natalie Lee

Position: Section | Naples Philharmonic

Lenora Leggatt

Position: Section | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra

Zhen Liu

Position: Section | Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Aimee Toomes Lopez

Position: Section | San Antonio Philharmonic
Chair: The Mary Ann & Art Rudeseal Chair

Jarek Polak

Position: Section | Freelance

Emily Richardson

Position: Section | Freelance

Natsuko Takashima

Position: Section | Freelance

Helen Vassiliou

Position: Section | New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

Lisa Vaupel

Position: Section | Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Chair: The John & Kathleen Krampf Chair

Jim Wallenberg

Position: Section | Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Dustin Wilkes-Kim

Position: Section | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra

Viola

DJ Cheek

Position: Principal | Fort Worth Symphony, Principal
Chair: The Christopher Mueller Chair

Linda Numagami

Position: Guest Assistant Principal | Freelance

Mark Deatherage

Position: Section | Phoenix Symphony, Associate Principal

Elizabeth Jaffe

Position: Section | Reading Symphony, Principal

Bruce Owen

Position: Section | Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Assistant Principal
Chair: The Lee Carlin Chair

Valentin Ragusitu

Position: Section | Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Principal

Yumi Sagiuchi Shultz

Position: Section | Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Borys B. Smolaga

Position: Section | Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Chair: The Margot & Christopher Brauchli Chair

Cello

Austin Huntington

Position: Principal | Indianapolis Symphony, Principal

Britton Riley

Position: Assistant Principal | National Symphony

Morgen Johnson

Position: Section | Phoenix Symphony
Chair: The Jane Houssiere Chair

Rachel Ko

Position: Section | San Francisco Opera

Aaron Merritt

Position: Section | Nu Deco Ensemble, Principal
Chair: The Harold & Joan Leinbach Chair

David Morrissey

Position: Section | Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

Ryan Murphy

Position: Section | Freelance
Chair: The TK Smith & Constance Holden Chair

Lucia Ticho

Position: Section | Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Chair: The Patricia Magette Memorial Chair

Allison Drenkow

Position: Section | Charlotte Symphony, Assistant Principal

Bass

Matt Heller

Position: Principal | Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

Kirby Nunez

Position: Assistant Principal | Dallas Opera Orchestra
Chair: The Joan & Paul Lavell Chair

David Crowe

Position: Section | Opera Colorado, Principal
Chair: The Daniel and Heather Wilkinson Chair

Karl Fenner

Position: Section | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Mark Foley

Position: Section | Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Principal

Paul Macres

Position: Section | Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

Jean Posekany

Position: Section | Detroit Opera
Chair: The Jane Elizabeth Henry Chair

Flute

Viviana Cumplido Wilson

Position: Principal | Phoenix Symphony, Principal
Chair: The Blessing Foundation Chair

Jessica Petrasek

Position: Assistant Principal Flute/Piccolo | Georgia State University Artist Affiliate

Laura Dwyer

Position: Section | Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra, Acting Principal
Chair: The Norma Ekstrand Chair

Oboe

Olav Van Hezewijk

Position: Principal | New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Principal

Zachary Hammond

Position: Assistant Principal Oboe/English Horn | Utah Symphony Orchestra, Principal Oboe
Chair: The Arlene Gerwin Chair

Joshua Lauretig

Position: Section | Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Clarinet

Louis DeMartino

Position: Principal | Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Chair: The Hans & Delores Thurnauer Chair

Steve Hanusofski

Position: Assistant Principal Clarinet/Eb Clarinet | Phoenix Symphony, Acting Principal

Aidan Mulldoon Wong

Position: Bass Clarinet/Clarinet | Vancouver Symphony
Chair: The Gale and Sandy Dunlap Chair

Bassoon

Wenmin Zhang

Position: Acting Principal | North Carolina Symphony, Assistant Principal

Josh Baker

Position: Principal | Boston Symphony Orchestra, Associate Principal

Tommy Morrison

Position: Guest Assistant Principal | Hawaii Symphony, Acting Principal

Adam Trussell

Position: Contrabassoon/Bassoon | Houston Symphony, Contrabassoon
Chair: The Marion Thurnauer & Alexander Trifunac Chair

Horn

Roy Femenella

Position: Guest Principal | Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, 2nd Horn

Catherine Turner

Position: Principal | L’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Principal
Chair: The Avenir Foundation Endowed Chair

Megan Evans

Position: Section | Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal
Chair: The George A. Matzkanin & Trish Chepokas Chair

Andrew Karr

Position: Assistant Principal/3rd Horn | The Florida Orchestra, Associate Principal/3rd Horn
Chair: The James Alleman & Barbara Miller Chair

Stephen Laifer

Position: Section | Rochester Philharmonic

Cara Kizer

Position: Section | Freelance

Trumpet

Jeffrey Work

Position: Principal | Oregon Symphony, Principal
Chair: The Joan & Paul Lavell Chair

Eric Berlin

Position: Assistant Principal | Albany Symphony, Principal

Derek Lockhart

Position: Section | Detroit Opera
Chair: The Lichter Family Chair in Memory of George Lichter

Trombone

Jason Robins

Position: Guest Principal | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Acting 2nd Trombone

Aaron Zalkind

Position: Guest Principal | New Mexico Philharmonic, Principal

Michael Hosford

Position: Assistant Principal | Co-Principal, Greenville Symphony Orchestra (SC)

Jahleel Smith

Position: Bass Trombone | Kansas City Symphony, Acting Bass Trombone

Tuba

John Carson McTeer

Position: Principal | West Virginia Symphony, Principal

Timpani

Peter Wilson

Position: Principal | Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, Principal

Percussion

Joseph Petrasek

Position: Principal | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Principal

Gerald Scholl

Position: Assistant Principal Percussion/Assistant Principal Timpani | Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Chair: The Judith Reid and Richard Collins Chair

Caleb Breidenbaugh

Position: Section | New World Symphony

Keyboard

Vivienne Spy

Position: Principal | Freelance

Harp

Andrea Mumm Trammell

Position: Principal | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Chair: The Julie Kaewart Chair

Auxillary

Tim Ressler

Position: Librarian

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

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