Orchestra Musicians

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* Principal
** Assistant Principal
^ Principal Second
^^ Assistant Principal Second
† On Leave

Violin

Concertmaster: Vacant, Lifetime Chair Goldberg Charitable Trust

Concertmaster: Vacant, Lifetime Chair Goldberg Charitable Trust

Eiko Kano **

Funda Cizmecioglu ^

Funda Cizmecioglu ^

Mitsuko Suzuki ^^

Mitsuko Suzuki ^^

Ouisa Fohrhaltz

Ouisa Fohrhaltz

Margret Hickey

Jamecyn Morey

Aleksandra Labinska

Rowan Harvey

Heather Frank-Olsen

Heather Frank-Olsen

Emily Garrison

Paula Oakes

Elizabeth Silver

Elizabeth Silver

Barbara Lapidus - Endowed by Marisa and Allan Eisemann

Barbara Lapidus - Endowed by Marisa and Allan Eisemann

Brigitte Brodwin

Brigitte Brodwin

Christine Kim

Harriet Dearden Welther

Harriet Dearden Welther

Kae Nakano

Viola

Noriko Futagami * - Endowed by the Estate of Allan F. Nickerson

Noriko Futagami * - Endowed by the Estate of Allan F. Nickerson

Sharon Bielik **

Sharon Bielik **

Carla Bellosa

Daniel Brye

Tina Chang-Chien

Tina Chang-Chien

Anna Griffis

Yuri Hughes

Hyunjung Song

Cello

Susan Debronsky †* - Sponsored by Al De Salvo and Susan Thompson

Susan Debronsky †* - Sponsored by Al De Salvo and Susan Thompson

Erica Pickhardt **

Erica Pickhardt **

Hikaru Tamaki †

Hikaru Tamaki †

Kevin Bellosa

Li Pang

Catherine Hackert

Catherine Hackert

Marie-Thérèse Dugré

Marie-Thérèse Dugré

Anita Belazs

Bass

Phillip Helm *

Luke Baker

Joshua DePoint †

Joshua DePoint †

Michael Fittipaldi † - Endowed in Memory of Stephen and Barbara Wiley

James Caiello

Flute

Ji Weon Ryu *

Oboe

Karen Hosmer *

Grace Shryock

Clarinet

Vacant *

Bixby Kennedy

Bassoon

Vacant * - Endowed by the Estate of Richard Salisbury

French Horn

William J. Hughes *

William J. Hughes *

Joseph Demko

Alan Parshley

Victor Sungarian

Victor Sungarian

Trumpet

Eric Berlin *

Eric Latini

Trombone

Greg Spiridopoulos *

Greg Spiridopoulos *

Karna Millen

Bass Trombone

Charles Morris

Tuba

Derek Fenstermacher *

Derek Fenstermacher *

Timpani

Kuljit Rehncy *

Percussion

Vacant *

Mark Foster

Harp

Lynette Wardle *

Lynette Wardle *