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