2010 Orchestra Members
Music Director
- Alasdair Neale
- Music Director, Marin Symphony
- Principal Guest Conductor, New World Symphony
Violin I
- Jeremy Constant
- Assistant Concertmaster, San Francisco Symphony
- Juliana Athayde
- Concertmaster, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
- Kristin Ahlstrom
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
- Daniel Banner
- Acting Member, San Francisco Symphony
- James Dahlgren
- Concertmaster, Royal Philharmonic of Galicia
- Cathy Down
- San Francisco Symphony
- Ferenc Illenyi
- Houston Symphony
- Rudy Kremer
- Freelance, Minneapolis and San Francisco
- Asako Kuboki
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
- Misha Rosenker
- Associate Professor, Eastern Washington University
- Ertan Torgul
- Associate Concertmaster, San Antonio Symphony
- Geoffrey Trabichoff
- Concertmaster, Boise Philharmonic
- Sylvia VerMeulen
- Houston Grand Opera
- Perrin Yang
- Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
-
Violin II
- Paul Brancato
- Assistant Principal Second, San Francisco Symphony
- Amy Glidden
- Associate Concertmaster, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
- Jennifer Best
- Assistant Concertmaster of Sarasota Orchestra
- Cynthia Bowermaster
- Freelance, St. Louis
- Elizabeth Field
- Artistic Director/Concertmaster, The Vivaldi Project
- Claude Halter
- New World Symphony
- Adrienne Herbert
- Freelance, San Francisco Bay Area
- Stacy Markowitz
- Richmond Symphony
- Mayumi Masri
- Assistant Concertmaster, Alabama Symphony Orchestra
- Lisa Merrill
- Freelance Musician
- Mark Paxson
- Portland (ME) Symphony Orchestra
- Ellen Pesavento
- Freelance, San Francisco Bay Area
- Tarn Travers
- New World Symphony
- Shawn Weil
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Viola
- Adam Smyla
- San Francisco Symphony
- Christina King
- San Francisco Symphony
- Dustin Budish
- Freelance, San Francisco Bay Area
- Allyson Dawkins
- Principal, San Antonio Symphony
- Bryan Florence
- Freelance, New York City
- David Gaudry
- San Francisco Symphony
- Marylene Gingras-Roy
- Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
- Morris Jacob
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
- Elizabeth Prior
- Substitute, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
- Lynne Richburg
- New Century Chamber Orchestra
- Ann Roggen
- Orchestra of St. Luke's, New York City
- Uri Wassertzug
- Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
-
Cello
- Amos Yang
- San Francisco Symphony
- Anne Fagerburg-Jacob
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
- Lena Andaya
- Principal, Sacramento Opera
- Richard Andaya
- Substitute, San Francisco Symphony
- Pansy Chang
- Associate Professor, Miami University of Ohio
- Alexander East
- Assistant Principal, Kansas City Symphony
- Ed Laut
- Professor of Cello, The University of Kansas
- David Premo
- Associate Principal, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
- Bjorn Ranheim
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
- Louis-Philippe Robillard
- Fort Worth Symphony
- Ellen Sanders
- Opera San Jose
- Jeremiah Shaw
- Freelance, Washington, D.C.
Bass
- Stephen Tramontozzi
- Assistant Principal, San Francisco Symphony
- Andy Butler
- Principal, Fresno Philharmonic
- Bill Everett
- Principal, Symphony Silicon Valley
- Jon Keigwin
- Berkeley Symphony
- Patrick Klobas
- Marin Symphony
- Jeremy Kurtz
- Principal, San Diego Symphony
- Raymond Vargas
- Principal, Modesto Symphony
- Doug Sommer
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
-
Flute
- Linda Lukas
- San Francisco Symphony
- Catherine Payne
- San Francisco Symphony
- Melissa Suhr
- Houston Grand Opera
- Rhonda Bradetich
Oboe
- Robert Atherholt
- Principal, Houston Symphony
- Jason Sudduth
- Omaha Symphony
- James Gorton
- Co-Principal, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
- Erik Behr
- Principal, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Clarinet
- David Neuman
- San Francisco Symphony
- Ben Freimuth
- San Francisco Symphony
- Jerome Simas
- Acting Member, San Francisco Symphony
Bassoon
- Benjamin Kamins
- Professor, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University
- Tariq Masri
- Principal, Alabama Symphony Orchestra
- Michael Sundell
- Colorado Symphony
- Patty Katucki
- Principal, Boise Philharmonic
Horn
- William VerMeulen
- Principal, Houston Symphony
- Brian Thomas
- Houston Symphony
- Tod Bowermaster
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
- Lisa Conway
- Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
- Elizabeth Freimuth
- Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
- Nicole Cash
- Associate Principal, San Francisco Symphony
- Robert Johnson
- Principal, Dayton Symphony
- Jacek Muzyk
- Principal, Buffalo Philharmonic
- Julie Thayer
- Houston Symphony
- Bruce Henniss
- Professor, Ohio State University
- Greg Roosa
- St. Louis Symphony
- Amy Joe Rhine
- Iris Orchestra, Quadre Horn Quartet
- Ben Jaber
- Prinicpal -San Diego Symphony
- David Griffin
- Chicago Symphony
- Jason Snider
- Boston Symphony
- Wade Butin
- Associate Principal Horn, Houston Symphony
Trumpet
- Andrew McCandless
- Principal, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
- Michael Tiscione
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
- Matthew Muckey
- Associate Principal, New York Philharmonic
- Jeff Biancalana
- Acting Member, San Francisco Symphony
Trombone
-
- James Markey
- New York Philharmonic
- Gordon Wolfe
- Principal, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
- Darren McHenry
- Dallas Symphony Orchestra
- John Engelkes
- San Francisco Symphony
Tuba
- Peter Wahrhaftig
- Principal, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Timpani
- Alex Orfaly
- Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, Spain
- Michael Israelievitch
- St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Percussion
- Andrew Lewis
- Orchestra Director, Blaine County School District
- Mark Veregge
- Substitute, San Francisco Opera
- Charles Settle
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
- Michael Israelievitch
- St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Harp
- Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton
- Principal Harp, Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Keyboard
- Edna Koren
- Concert Pianist
- Charles Rus
- Organ, St. Thomas Episcopal Church (Seattle)
-
Harpsichord
- Katherine Heater
- Magnificat Baroque, San Francisco
Concert Production Team
- Ellen Pesavento
- Personnel Manager epesavento@earthlink.net
- Deanna Hull
- Operations Manager/ Librarian
- Jim Quinn
- Production and Stage Manager
- Ian Shaw
- Assistant Stage Manager
- Brian Mohr
- Audio Engineer
- Dave Robertson
- Lighting Director
