Colorado Music Festival Orchestra

Conductor’s Podium

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

 

The Orchestra

Violin

David Coucheron

Position: Guest Concertmaster | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster

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, Assistant Concertmaster

Ahra Cho

Position: Principal | Omaha Symphony, Associate Concertmaster

Karen Pommerich

Position: Assistant Principal | Freelance

Callie Brennan

Position: Section | Colorado Ballet Orchestra

Christina Jung Yun Choi

Position: Section | Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Dominique Corbeil

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

Tessa Gotman

Position: Section | Phoenix Symphony

Elise Haukenes

Position: Section | Phoenix Symphony, Associate Principal 2nd Violin

Alice Hong

Position: Section | Freelance

Aika Ito

Position: Section | Buffalo Philharmonic

Jessy Je Young Kim

Position: Section | National Arts Center Orchestra (Canada)

Oliver Kot

Position: Section | Charlotte Symphony, Principal

Natalie Lee

Position: Section | Naples Philharmonic

Lenora Leggatt

Position: Section | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra

Yuqi Li

Position: Section | Oregon Symphony

Aimee Toomes Lopez

Position: Section | San Antonio Symphony

Jarek Polak

Position: Section | Freelance

Emily Richardson

Position: Section | Freelance

Helen Vassiliou

Position: Section | New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

Lisa Vaupel

Position: Section | Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Principal

Dustin Wilkes-Kim

Position: Section | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra

Jim Wallenberg

Position: Section | Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Amy Soyoon Yi

Position: Section | KBS Symphony

Viola

DJ Cheek

Position: Principal | Fort Worth Symphony, Principal

Darren Carter

Position: Assistant Principal | Civic Orchestra of Chicago

Mark Deatherage

Position: Section | Phoenix Symphony, Associate Principal

Elizabeth Jaffe

Position: Section | Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Associate 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

Cello

Austin Huntington

Position: Principal | Indianapolis Symphony, Principal

Evan Kahn

Position: Assistant Principal | New Century Chamber Orchestra, Principal

Peter Garrett

Position: Section | Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Noémie Golubovic

Position: Section | Freelance

Morgen Johnson

Position: Section | Phoenix Symphony

Aaron Merritt

Position: Section | Nu Deco Ensemble, Principal

David Morrissey

Position: Section | Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

Bridget Pasker

Position: Section | Phoenix Symphony, Associate Principal

Bass

Jesse Fischer

Position: Guest Principal | Colorado Symphony Orchestra

Kirby Nunez

Position: Assistant Principal | Dallas Opera Orchestra

David Crowe

Position: Section | Opera Colorado, Principal

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

Flute

Viviana Cumplido Wilson

Position: Principal | Phoenix Symphony, Principal

Jessica Petrasek

Position: Assistant Principal Flute/Piccolo | Central City Opera, Principal

Laura Dwyer

Position: Section | Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra

Oboe

Olav Van Hezewijk

Position: Principal | New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Principal

Zachary Hammond

Position: Assistant Principal Oboe/English Horn | Utah Symphony Orchestra, Principal Oboe

Joshua Lauretig

Position: Section | Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Clarinet

Louis DeMartino

Position: Principal | Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, Principal

Steve Hanusofski

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

Aidan Mulldoon Wong

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

Bassoon

Tristan Rennie

Position: Guest Principal | Colorado Music Festival, Acting Principal

Tommy Morrison

Position: Guest Assistant Principal/2nd | Hawaii Symphony, Acting Principal

Adam Trussell

Position: Bassoon/Contrabassoon | Houston Symphony, Contrabassoon

Horn

Gerald Wood

Position: Principal | Fort Worth Symphnoy Orchestra, Principal

Andrew Karr

Position: Assistant Principal/3rd Horn | The Florida Orchestra, Associate Principal/3rd Horn

Cara Kizer

Position: Acting 2nd Horn | Freelance

Stephen Laifer

Position: Acting 4th Horn | Rochester Philharmonic

Nicolee Kuester

Position: Utility | Freelance

Trumpet

Jeffrey Work

Position: Principal | Oregon Symphony, Principal

Eric M. Berlin

Position: Assistant Principal | Albany Symphony, Principal

Derek Lockhart

Position: Section | Detroit Opera

Trombone

Jason Robins

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

Michael Hosford

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

Jahleel Smith

Position: Acting 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

Caleb Breidenbaugh

Position: Section | New World Symphony

Keyboard

Vivienne Spy

Position: Principal | San Antonio Symphony

Harp

Alexis Colner

Position: Guest Principal | Virginia Symphony, Principal

Auxillary

Tim Ressler

Position: Librarian

Stefano Botocacci

Position: Cover Conductor

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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