Conductor’s Podium
Peter Oundjian
Music Director; The Caryl Fuchs Kassoy & David R. Kassoy Conductor’s Podium
The Orchestra
Violin
Calin Lupanu*
Position: Concertmaster | Charlotte Symphony, Concertmaster
Jonathan Carney
Position: Guest Concertmaster | Baltimore Symphony, Concertmaster
Kevin Lin
Position: Guest Concertmaster | Indianapolis Symphony, Concertmaster
Joe Meyer
Position: Associate Concertmaster | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Associate Concertmaster
Chair: The Mary Ann & Art Rudeseal Chair
Sunho Kim*
Position: Assistant Concertmaster | Kansas City Symphony, Assistant Concertmaster
Mary Ellen Goree
Position: Principal | San Antonio Symphony, Principal
Chair: The Fuchs and Kassoy Families Chair
Karen Pommerich
Position: Assistant Principal | IRIS Orchestra
Monica Boboc*
Position: Charlotte Symphony
Callie Brennan
Position: Colorado Ballet Orchestra
Carol Chung
Position: North Carolina Opera, Concertmaster
Dominique Corbeil
Position: Wichita Symphony Orchestra
Chair: The Louise & Ferd Grauer Chair
Tessa Gotman
Position: Phoenix Symphony
Margaret Gutierrez
Position: One Year | Opera Colorado
Byron Hitchcock*
Position: Central City Opera, Concertmaster
Alice Hong
Position: Freelance
Oliver Kot
Position: Charlotte Symphony, Principal
Byungchan Lee
Position: One Year | Vancouver Symphony
Natalie Lee
Position: One Year | New World Symphony
Lenora Leggatt
Position: Cleveland Opera, former Concertmaster
Sodam Lim
Position: One Year | Alabama Symphony
Aimee Toomes Lopez*
Position: San Antonio Symphony
Jarek Polak
Position: Freelance
Yinbin Qian
Position: Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, China
Natsuko Takashima
Position: One Year | New World Symphony
Helen Vassiliou
Position: One Year | 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: One Year | Charlotte Symphony
*On Leave for 2022
Viola
DJ Cheek
Position: Principal | Fort Worth Symphony, Principal
Chair: The Christopher Mueller Chair
Kimberly Sparr
Position: Assistant Principal | Atlantic Chamber Ensemble
Mark Deatherage
Position: Phoenix Symphony, Acting Principal
Elizabeth Jaffe
Position: Delaware Symphony, Associate Principal
Chair: The Laura and Stephen Sanford Chair in Memory of Pat Magette
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 Smolaga
Position: Shreveport Symphony, Principal
Chair: The Margot & Christopher Brauchli Chair
Dan Urbanowicz
Position: Guest Section | Sarasota Orchestra
*On Leave for 2022
Cello
Susie Yang
Position: Guest Principal | Kansas City Symphony, Associate Principal
Jeremy Crosmer
Position: Guest Principal | Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Jenny Kwak
Position: Guest Principal | Fort Worth Symphony
Britton Riley
Position: Guest Assistant Principal | National Symphony
Sung Chan Chang
Position: Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, Acting Principal
Guy Fishman*
Position: The Handel and Haydn Society, Principal
Morgen Johnson
Position: San Antonio Symphony
Aaron Merritt
Position: Nu Deco Ensemble, Principal
Chair: The Harold & Joan Leinbach Chair
David Morrissey
Position: Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Chair: The Becky Roser and Ronald Stewart Chair
Ryan Murphy
Position: San Antonio Symphony
Chair: The TK Smith & Constance Holden Chair
Lucie Ticho
Position: Toronto Symphony
*On Leave for 2022
Bass
Matt Heller
Position: Principal | Calgary Philharmonic
Kirby Nunez
Position: Assistant Principal | Dallas Opera Orchestra
Chair: The Joan & Paul Lavell Chair
David Crowe
Position: Boulder Philharmonic, Principal
Karl Fenner
Position: Atlanta Symphony
Mark Foley
Position: Wichita Symphony, Principal
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
Regina H. Yost*
Position: Assistant Principal/Piccolo | Charleston Symphony, Assistant Principal
Jessica Petrasek
Position: Guest Assistant Principal/Piccolo | Freelance
Laura Dwyer
Position: Santa Fe Symphony
Chair: The Norma Ekstrand Chair
*On Leave for 2022
Oboe
Olav Van Hezewijk
Position: Principal | New Haven Symphony, Principal
Zachary Hammond
Position: Assistant Principal/English Horn | Salt Lake City Symphony, Principal Oboe
Chair: The Arlene Gerwin Chair
Joshua Lauretig
Position: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
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, One Year
Bassoon
Tommy Morrison
Position: Guest Principal | Hawaii Symphony, Acting Principal
Wenmin Zhang
Position: Guest Principal | North Carolina Symphony, Assistant Principal
Josh Baker
Position: Assistant Principal and Guest Principal | Florida Orchestra, 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
Chair: The James Alleman & Barbara Miller Chair
Christopher Dwyer*
Position: Philadelphia Orchestra
Chair: The Diane Barbour & David Coward Chair
Megan Evans
Position: Edmonton Symphony, Assistant Principal
Chair: The George A. Matzkanin & Trish Chepokis Chair
Ross Snyder*
Position: Omaha Symphony, Associate Principal
Cara Kizer
Position: Guest Section | Freelance
*On Leave for 2022
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
Donna Parkes*
Position: Principal | Louisville Orchestra, Former Principal
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 | Kansas City Symphony, Bass Trombone
*On Leave for 2022
Tuba
Carson McTeer
Position: Principal | West Virginia Symphony, Principal
Timpani
Peter Wilson
Position: Principal | Harrisburg Symphony, Principal
Chair: The Gale and Sandy Dunlap Chair
Percussion
Joseph Petrasek
Position: Principal | Atlanta Symphony, Principal
Gerald Scholl
Position: Assistant Principal Percussion/Assistant Principal Timpani | Wichita Symphony, Principal
Chris McLaurin*
Position: Freelance
Rajesh Prasad
Position: Guest Section | North Carolina Symphony, Assistant Principal
*On Leave for 2022
Keyboard
Vivienne Spy
Position: Principal | San Antonio Symphony
Chair: The Lucinda Low and Daniel Magraw Chair
Harp
Andrea Mumm*
Position: Principal | Charlotte Symphony, Principal
Katherine Siochi
Position: Guest Principal | Kansas City Symphony, Principal
*On Leave for 2022
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