Joel Levine, Music Director and Conductor

 

Our Musicians

First Violins
Gregory Lee, concertmaster     Gertrude Kennedy Chair
John Arnold, associate concertmaster
Diana Seitz, assistant concertmaster
Densi Rushing
Ty Myers
Beth Sievers
Elizabeth Lyon
June McCoy
Deborah McDonald
Janet Gorton
Hong Zhu
Lu Deng
Dora Ostromensky (on leave)

Second Violins
Michael Reaves, principal          McCasland Foundation Chair
Catherine Reaves
Suzanna Turpin
Brenda Wagner
James Brakebill
Laura Young
Mary Joan Johnston
Marat Gabdullin
Lois Fees
Barbara Messenbaugh
Douglas Droste
James Thomson

Violas
Royce McLarry, principal
Joseph Guevara
Joseph Young
Kelli Ingels
Steve Waddell
Sara Carlson
Brian Frew
Donna Cain
Julie Dodge
Benjamin Gauss

Cellos
Jonathan Ruck, principal                Orchestra League Chair
Tomasz Zieba, associate principal
James Shelley
Valorie Tatge
Jane Smith
Jean Statham
Stephanie Lemoine
Dorothy Hays
Emily Stoops
Ann Wilson

Basses
George Speed, principal
Anthony Stoops, co-principal
Parvin Smith
John Williams
Mark Osborn
Larry Moore
John Schimek

Flute
Valerie Watts, principal
Parthena Owens
Nancy Stizza-Ortega

Piccolo
Nancy Stizza-Ortega

Clarinets 
Chad Burrow, principal
Tim Sutfin
James Meiller

Bass/E-flat Clarinet
James Meiller

Oboe
Lisa Harvey-Reed, principal
Johanna Cox
Katherine McLemore

English Horn
Johanna Cox

Bassoon
Carl Rath, principal
James Brewer
Barre Griffith
Larry Reed

Contrabassoon
Barre Griffith

Horn
Eldon Matlick, principal                 G. Rainey Williams chair
Nancy Halliday
Michael Fox
Frank Goforth

Trumpet
Karl Sievers, principal
Jay Wilkinson
Micheal Anderson
Jacob Larson

Trombone
Kent Kidwell, principal
Irvin Wagner
Wayne Clark, Bass Trombone

Tuba
Ted Cox, principal

Timpani
Lance Drege, principal

Percussion
Dave Steffens, principal
Stuart Langsam
Roger Owen

Harp
Gaye LeBlanc, principal

Piano
Peggy Payne, principal