Sun Valley Summer Symphony
 

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
Associate Principal Second, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Dan Banner
Substitute, San Francisco Symphony
Melissa Chung
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
James Dahlgren
Concertmaster, Real Filharmonia de Galicia, Spain
Patrick Dalton-Holmes
Indianapolis Symphony
Ferenc Illenyi
Houston Symphony
In Sun Jang
Acting Member, San Francisco Symphony
Asako Kuboki
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Yukiko Kurakata
San Francisco Symphony
Misha Rosenker
Des Moines Symphony
Erin Schreiber
Associate Concertmaster, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Geoffrey Trabichoff
Concertmaster, Boise Philharmonic
Sylvia VerMeulen
Houston Grand Opera and Ballet
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, Sarasota Orchestra
Cynthia Bowermaster
Freelance, St. Louis
Elizabeth Field
Concertmaster & Director, The Vivaldi Project
Claude Halter
New World Symphony
Adrienne Sengpiehl Herbert
Freelance, San Francisco
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
Tarn Travers
New World Symphony
Shawn Weil
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Viola

Adam Smyla
San Francisco Symphony
Christina King
San Francisco Symphony
Dustin Budish
Principal, Reno Chamber Orchestra
Allyson Dawkins
Principal, San Antonio Symphony
Dave Gaudry
San Francisco Symphony
Marylene Gingras-Roy
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Morris Jacob
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Elizabeth Prior
Acting Member, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Cassandra Lynne Richburg
New Century Chamber Orchestra
Ann Roggen
Orchestra of St. Luke's, New York City
Joen Vasquez
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Uri Wassertzug
Kennedy Center Opera House & Washington National Opera Orchestra
 

Cello

Amos Yang
Assistant Principal, San Francisco Symphony
Anne Fagerburg
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Lena Bonhorst 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, The University of Kansas
David T. Premo
Associate Principal, Pittsburgh Symphony
Bjorn Ranheim
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Louis-Philippe Robillard
Fort Worth Symphony
Ellen D. Sanders
Opera San Jose
Jeremiah Shaw
Freelance, Washington, D.C.
Peter Thomas
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Bass

Stephen Tramontozzi
Assistant Principal, San Francisco Symphony
Jeremy Kurtz
Principal, San Diego Symphony
Andy Butler
Principal, Opera San Jose
Bill Everett
Principal, Symphony Silicon Valley
Jon T. Keigwin
Berkeley Symphony
Pat Klobas
Marin Symphony
Raymond Vargas
Principal, Modesto Symphony
Douglas Sommer
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
 

Flute

Linda Lukas
San Francisco Symphony
Catherine Payne
San Francisco Symphony
Melissa Suhr
University of Houston
Rhonda Bradetich
Substitute, San Francisco Symphony

Oboe

Robert Atherholt
Principal, Houston Symphony
Jason Sudduth
Assistant Principal, Omaha Symphony
Erik Behr
Principal, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Russ deLuna
San Francisco Symphony

Clarinet

David Neuman
San Francisco Symphony
Ben Freimuth
San Francisco Symphony
Jerome Simas
Acting Member, San Francisco Symphony
Susan Warner
Lyric Opera of Chicago

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
Principal, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Wade Butin
Houston Symphony
Nicole Cash
Associate Principal, San Francisco Symphony
David Griffin
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bruce Henniss
The Ohio State University
Benjamin Jaber
Prinicpal, San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Robert Johnson
Principal, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Jacek Muzyk
Principal, Buffalo Philharmonic
Amy Jo Rhine
The IRIS Orchestra
Gregory Roosa
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Jason Snider
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Julie Thayer
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
Justin Emerich
Freelance, Seattle
 

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
Daryl Johnson
Principal, Louisville Orchestra

Timpani

Alex A. Orfaly
Palau de les Arts, Valencia, Spain
Michael Israelievitch
Principal, The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Percussion

Andrew Lewis
Music Director, Wood River Community Orchestra
Mark Veregge
Opera San Jose
Michael Israelievitch
Principal, The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Tom Hemphill  
San Francisco Symphony
Danny Soulier
The Orchestra at Temple Square

Harp

Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton
Principal Harp, Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Elizabeth Keadle Markey
Park Avenue Chamber Symphony
 

Guitar

Keven Johansen
Adjunct Associate Professor, The University of Utah

Keyboard

Edna Koren
Concert Pianist
Peter Henderson
Assistant Professor of Music, Maryville University, St. Louis
Katherine Heater, Harpsichord
Magnificat Baroque, San Francisco
Charles Rus, Organ
Organ, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, WA
 
 

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
Ross Goldman
Assistant Sound Designer
Quelani Penland
Assistant Librarian