Orchestra Roster
VIOLIN I
Espen Lilleslåtten, Concertmaster (10)
Katy Bursi, Associate Concertmaster (18)
Johan Pepper, Assistant Concertmaster (1)
Susan Blackerby (49)
Yajing (Cindy) Zhang (8)
Cheryl Fairly (44)
Pam Landis (44)
Erin Weber (9)
Ariya Tai (2)
Tiffany McDaniel (26)
Brennan Lowrey (4)
Cade Foard (2)
VIOLIN II
Mina Hong, Principal (1)
Daniela Láncara, Associate Principal (5)
Beverly de la Bretonne (46)
Sarah O’Neill (1)
Carol Winn (43)
Andre Silva (1)
Christopher Reidlinger (6)
Romina Domock (3)
Danielle Kupresanin (17)
Jose Forero (1)
VIOLA
Chloé Thominet, Principal (1)
Melinda Koster, Associate Principal (45)
Jill Bradford (49)
Aloha J. Gitchell (59)
Camille Day Nies (41)
Irma-Esther Borup (16)
Amanda Hamilton (1)
Bruno Silva (3)
CELLO
Nicholas Pascucci, Principal (2)
Jayson Bishop, Associate Principal (11)
Samuel Linzan (1)
JeremyFulmer (1)
Alejandra Attebury (19)
Eliza Pearson (2)
Christian Anderson (3)
Jordan Galvarino (1)
BASS
Nick Scales, Principal (27)
Lori Scales, Associate Principal (23)
Krunoslav Kupresanin (17)
Russell Thompson (4)
Jose Saavedra (4)
Emily Arciniega (1)
FLUTE
Mark Trimble, Principal (16)
Chao Wang (9)
Barbara Walker (14)
Ginger Denney (18)
PICCOLO
Barbara Walker (14)
OBOE
Amy Goeser Kolb, Principal (15)
Karen Takacs (16)
ENGLISH HORN
Shane Werts (3)
CLARINET
Doug Storey, Principal (37)
Benjamin Cruz (1)
Jim Laughlin (35)
BASS CLARINET
Jim Laughlin (35)
BASSOON
Conor Bell, Principal (1)
Kathy Kendle (51)
Sarah Wildey-Richmond (10)
CONTRABASSOON
Sarah Wildey-Richmond (10)
SAXOPHONE
Don Lefevre, Principal (36)
Jim Laughlin (35)
HORN
Guglielmo Manfredi, Principal (14)
Mike Ellis (38)
Becky Casso (39)
Ben Korzelius (2)
Kellie Bartley (17)
TRUMPET
William Takacs, Principal (23)
David Lough (16)
TROMBONE
John Shanks, Principal (11)
Joel Grizzelle (6)
BASS TROMBONE
Clayton Yoshifuku, Principal (3)
TUBA
Jeremy Lewis, Principal (16)
TIMPANI
Christopher Mehrafshan, Principal (3)
PERCUSSION
Susan Martin Tariq, Principal (40)
Chris Johnson (25)
Eric Rath (17)
James Beckham (47)
HARP
Rachel Mazzucco, Principal (11)
PIANO/CELESTE
James Rauscher, Principal (44)
+ On leave for the 2024-2025 Season
() Denotes # of years of membership in the Symphony,
including current season.
- Violin I
- Espen Lilleslåtten, Concertmaster
- Katy Moore, Associate Concertmaster (14)
- Havi Lund, Assistant Concertmaster (2)
- Susan Blackerby (40)
- Yajing Zhang (4) +
- Cheryl Fairly (40)
- Pam Landis (40)
- Erin Weber (5)
- Haley Cheon (2)
- Jeffrey Smith (2)
- Tiffany McDaniel
- Violin II
- Michelle Skinner, Principal (7)
- Daniela Láncara, Principal (2)
- Beverly de la Bretonne (42)
- Mary Ann Ellis (36)
- Carol Winn (39)
- Raymond Jenkins (47)
- Christopher Reidlinger (2)
- Yifan Tang (2)
- Jeffrey Weaver (6)
- Danielle Kupresanin (13)
- Viola
- Christopher Lowry, Principal (2)
- Melinda Koster, Associate Principal (41)
- Jill Bradford (45)
- Aloha J. Gitchell (55)
- Camille Day Nies (37)
- Madylin Alford (3) +
- Irma-Esther Borup (12)
- Cello
- Victor Minke Huls, Principal (2)
- Jayson Bishop, Associate Principal Cello
- Ian Brody (2)
- Cesar Colmenares (2)
- Russell Steadman (24)
- Alejandra Attebury (15)
- Neemias Santos (2)
- Kaydee Sessions (2)
- Bass
- Nick Scales, Principal (23)
- Nick and Lori Scales, Bass Duo
- Krunoslav Kupresanin (13)
- Hannah Macgillivray (2)
- Flute
- Mark Trimble, Principal Flute
- Chao Wang (5)
- Barbara Walker (10)
- Ginger Denney (14)
- Piccolo
- Barbara Walker (10)
- Oboe
- English Horn
- Clarinet
- Doug Storey, Principal (33)
- Janet DuBois (40)
- Jim Laughlin (31)
- Bass Clarinet
- Jim Laughlin (31)
- Bassoon
- Conor Bell, Principal
- Kathy Kendle (47)
- Sarah Wildey-Richmond (6)
- Contrabassoon
- Sarah Wildey-Richmond
- Saxophone
- Don Lefevre, Principal (32)
- Jim Laughlin (31)
- Carlos Casso (31)
- Horn
- Guglielmo Manfredi, Principal (10)
- Mike Ellis (35)
- Becky Casso (35)
- Derek Wright (5)
- Kellie Bartley (13)
- Trumpet
- William Takacs, Principal Trumpet (22)
- David Lough (12)
- Trombone
- John Shanks, Principal (7)
- Joel Grizzelle (2)
- Bass Trombone
- Cory Wurtz, Principal (5)
- Tuba
- Jeremy Lewis, Principal Tuba
- Timpani
- Jonathan Wisner, Principal (5)
- Percussion
- Susan Martin Tariq, Principal (36)
- Chris Johnson (21)
- Eric Rath (14) +
- Brandon Haynes (17)
- James Beckham (43)
- Harp
- Rachel Mazzucco, Principal (8)
- Piano/Celeste
- James Rauscher, Principal Pianist
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