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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