Meet the Orchestra

Musicians

Violin
Danielle Maddon, concertmaster
Lisa Pettipaw, principal second
Timothy Alexander
Nicoletta Commins
Rossana Chung
Alex Hirsch
Ralph Iverson
Ilan Millström
Louise Myers
Tom Nikiper
Jane H. Park
Dianne Pettipaw
Nishanth Shah
Angela Shih
Meghan Titzer
Sonia N. Voskuil
Fiona Wood
Carl Woolf

Viola
James Raftopoulos, principal
Peter Chew
Arturo Fernandez
Stephen Jue
Rachel Rosier
William Shipley
Christina Stavrakas
Haesoo Yoon

Cello
Jason A. Coleman, principal
Kjelden Breidenbach
Terrie Cohen
Julian Gau
Olga Kouchpil
Jennifer Snodgrass
John Walsh

Contrabass
Matthew Giannaros, principal
Alejandro Cimadoro
John Clark
Levana Le
Reuben D. Ramos

Flute
Michael Horowitz, principal
Erica Schiller

Oboe
Sandy Ayres, principal
Emily Belfbecker
Deanna Dawson

English Horn
Deanna Dawson

Clarinet
Tammy Avery-Gibson, principal
Yhasmin Valenzuela-Blanchard
Joseph D. Kanapka

Eb Clarinet
Danby Cho

Bass Clarinet
Joseph D. Kanapka

Bassoon
George H. Muller, principal
Bohdan Shevchenko
Frank Casados

Contrabassoon
Frank Casados

Horn
John Kessen, principal
Jessica Appolinario
Michael Koehrsen
Maya Tappa

Trumpet
Jason Huffman, principal
Kira Shmeleva
Charlie Anderson

Trombone
Mikayla Frank-Martin, principal
Liam McDonald

Bass Trombone
Bruce J. Houston

Tuba
Peter Belknap

Timpani and Percussion
Sam Schmetterer, principal

Piano and Celesta
Patrick Yacono

Artistic Staff

Tianhui Ng
Music Director

Richard Pittman
Music Director Emeritus

Danielle Maddon
Concertmaster

Eric Nathan
Composer-in-Residence

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